After more than two years, vice president Joe Biden is returning to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Biden is set to guest tomorrow night, his first appearance since Aug. 8, 2007.
Allison Corn is roaring at Lion Television. The production company has promoted her to vice president of production and development, a new position. Corn was previously an executive producer.
Ted Fine has joined Bloomberg TV as an executive producer, working with the network’s afternoon programming. Fine was most recently a senior producer for CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360.”
Actor George Segal has signed on to star in TV Land’s upcoming comedy pilot “Retired at 35,” about a young businessman who leaves New York to live in his father’s retirement home. Segal will play the father.
Yahoo is going local behind Anthony Moor. The company has brought in Moor to head its local news efforts, starting after Thanksgiving. Moor was previously interactive managing editor at the Dallas Morning News.
Christina Wodtke has changed social scenes. She has joined MySpace, becoming general manager of social. Wodtke had been with LinkedIn as principal product manager.
Former GE chairman Jack Welch and wife Suzy are ending the column they’ve written for BusinessWeek for the past four years, according to the New York Post’s Keith J. Kelly. CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo will also end her column when Bloomberg takes over the title.
Ashleigh Banfield reportedly will join ABC News next year; the network hasn't confirmed the rumor, reported by Mediabistro's TVNewser blog. Banfield has been with Court TV/tru TV since 2005, and before that she was with MSNBC.
Alyssa Milano’s all about ABC. The actress, who is set to star in the network’s midseason comedy “Romantically Challenged,” has signed on to guest on the detective drama “Castle.” She’ll play the ex-girlfriend of Nathan Fillion’s character.
Larry Charles is returning to NBC. The former “Seinfeld” writer and producer is working on a comedy project with the network about a group of people who try to keep a TV show going after it’s off the air. NBC has ordered a pilot of the project.
Dennis Romero is changing scenery in Los Angeles. Romero has joined LA Weekly, becoming a news blogger. He had been a staff writer at LA CityBeat.
Al Moseley and Kevin Dundas are heading to Amsterdam. The pair have joined the agency 180 Amsterdam, becoming managing partners. Moseley was previously partner and executive creative director at Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer, while Dundas was president and chief executive officer at Sapient Nitro.
Clay Murphy is getting real. Murphy has joined Shine-Reveille, where he will work as vice president of production. He’ll be in charge of the studio’s reality competition series.
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