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Monday, July 6, 2009


Alternative media
The medium's the message. Sudsy too.
Circular argument against violence
Look, on the wing, there's a man'
Your client at the amusement park

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

TV This Week
Not so amazing race across America
NBC's 'Great American Road Trip' faces real challenges in a summer when new reality series just aren't catching with viewers


People
Joan Rivers getting roasted 
The Comedy Central special will be hosted by 'My Life on
the D-List' star Kathy Griffin Nancy Harrington rises to VP of sales and marketing at Newsmax 
Jon Thurber, Meredith Artley and Randy Harvey rise at the LA Times 
Craig Johnson rises to New York sales manager at Time magazine 
James Tipple rises to senior marketing director at Yahoo 
Mark Lisanti becomes editor at large at Movieline 
Susan Avery becomes senior editor at ParentDish.com 
Paula Abdul returning to Fox's 'American Idol' 
'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi gets married 
Brad Garrett developing animated series 
'Three's Company's' Joyce DeWitt cited for drunk driving

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

People
Tom Harty rises at Meredith 
He becomes president of consumer magazines, overseeing
the publisher's NY-based titles. Susan Gershon rises to EVP and director of operations at KSL Media 
Brian Dailey becomes VP and brand group director at Horizon Media 
Mark Jung becomes chairman at Epic Advertising 
Isabel Ontoso becomes CEO at Leo Burnett Spain 
Marta Salazar-Perren becomes NSM at National Television Sales 
Jim Connelly becomes SVP of consumer products at WWE 
Dan Froomkin heading Huffington Post Washington bureau 
Wendy Japhet and Anne Teixeira join Valhalla Motion Pictures 
Wanda Gierhart becomes SVP and CMO at Neiman Marcus Group 
Jeff Nolan joins the board of directors at SpectrumDNA

Thursday, July 9, 2009

People
Robin Williams gets HBO special 
The comedian will bring his 'Weapons of Self-Destruction'
tour to cable in December Elisabeth Baker and Tom Platoni join Allied Advertising 
Kevin Cary becomes account manager at Walker Marketing 
Sergio Zyman becomes chairman at U & Me Marketing 
Kristine Hunsinger becomes SVP of planning at Ion Media Networks 
Allison Gollust rises to EVP of corporate communications at NBCU 
Karyn Gruenberg becomes marketing director at The Washington Times 
Britt Morris becomes technical director at Trilogy Studios 
Jeffrey Glueck becomes CEO at Skyfire 
Terry Kinney joins CBS's 'The Mentalist' 
'The Office's' Jenna Fischer engaged

Friday, July 10, 2009

TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: 'Night at the Museum' on FX; Saturday: NASCAR race on TNT; Sunday: season premiere of 'Entourage' on HBO and 'Big Brother' on CBS


People
Quoted: Zucker on the TV marketplace 
The NBC Universal president thinks we've hit the
bottoming out point Stephan Beringer becomes international president at Digitas 
Joan Gerberding becomes principal at NextGen Marketing Group 
Rachel Polish becomes VP of digital strategy at Ogilvy 
Kerri Brusca rises to VP of media and artist relations at Razor & Tie 
Sydney Trent, Scott Vogel and Rich Leiby rise at The Washington Post 
Larry Roberts becomes executive editor at HuffPost Investigative Fund 
John D. McCormick becomes political reporter at Bloomberg News 
Jesse Eisinger becomes senior reporter at ProPublica 
Sam L. Malik becomes director of marketing at Sanyo North America 
Jon Heder starring in Comedy Central sitcom


People
'Dancing's' Len Goodman has cancer 
The ABC reality show judge had surgery three weeks
ago but will be back this fall Diane Nelson becomes senior media buyer at Media Stream Direct 
Gerard van der Werf becomes regional manager at Telmar 
Terry McCarthy joins CBS News 
Farhad Heydari rises to managing editor of UK Departures 
Jason Stein becomes editor of Automotive News 
Casey Kasem leaving radio at the end of the week 
J. Heidi Roizen elected to TiVo's board of directors 
Paula Abdul and Nigel Lythgoe in talks for Jackson special 
'Ugly Betty's' Ana Ortiz welcomes a daughter 
Missy Peregrym joins ABC's 'Copper'

Tuesday, June 30, 2009


TV This Week
For ABC's 'Superstars,' modest wattage
The celebs are obscure, and the ratings not much better, but then with summer here it doesn't have to do all that well


People
'SVU' stars returning this fall
'L&O' veterans Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay
finally reach a deal with NBC.
P.J. Lucas joins Ink's New York-based ad sales team
Joe Meyer becomes president and CEO of HopStop.com
Ed Lazurus named FCC chairman's chief of staff
Scott Guthrie and David Cox join MTV Games
Jose Tolosa rises to SVP at MTVNI and MTVNLA
Jay Peterson becomes Original Media SVP of production and development
Eric Spahr becomes LaunchForce VP and managing director
Ken Rosenthal joins MLB Network's 'MLB Tonight'
Five join Advertising Research Foundation’s board of directors
Cameron Clayton becomes Weather Channel Interactive VP of mobile

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

People
Oxygen rolls out Tori Spelling web series 
'Mommywood' includes interviews and bits not seen
on the actress' reality show. 
Penny Baldwin named Yahoo SVP 
Robin Rifkin becomes Razor & Tie Media VP of media buying and sales 
Joost CEO Mike Volpi steps down 
Drex Heikes named LA Weekly editor 
Kirk McDonald rejoins the Denver Newspaper Agency 
Rahim Amlani named iVillage Networks VP of commercial initiatives 
Adam Zeller rises to Starz director of digital media 
Ex-gossip Roger Friedman sues News Corp. 
Apple CEO Steve Jobs returns to work 
Gary Owen starring in potential 'Payne' spinoff

Thursday, July 02, 2009


People
Christian Slater close to TV return 
The actor is in talks to star in ABC's 'The Forgotten,'
replacing Rupert Penry-Jones Juan Bongiovanni becomes regional interaction director at Mediaedge:cia 
Ryan Shugrue becomes managing director at Posterscope USA 
Roberto Bagatti rises to VP of creative at MTV Networks International 
Jamie Engel becomes sales director at Bonnier's Parenting Group 
Neil Schaffer becomes SVP of finance at Canoe Ventures 
James Gilbey rises to creative director at Discovery Communications 
Four WSJ journalists move to Bloomberg News 
Editor Kat Long laid off from New York Blade 
Richard Lawson becomes a writer at TV.com 
Kevin Jonas engaged to his girlfriend


Monday, July 13, 2009

People
Former ABC president Mark Mandala dies 
The 72-year-old spent more than three decades at the
TV network, including eight years as president
Bill Bayer and Phyllis Carluzzo become managing partners at MEC 
Michael Hope becomes executive director at Bender/Helper Impact 
Susanna Schrobsdorff, Charlie Rogers and Elizabeth Zack join iVillage 
Patrick Wilson becomes SVP of distribution at Tennis Channel 
Rob Jacobson becomes SVP of marketing at Planet Green 
Albert 'Scooter' Vertino rises to senior producer at NBA Digital 
Janelle Nanos becomes special projects editor at NatGeo Traveler 
Roxanne Austin becomes president and CEO at Move Networks 
Steven Van Roeke becomes managing director of the FCC 
Dick Tracy joins Weigel Broadcasting



Wednesday, Juy 15, 2009

People
Russell Brand hosting MTV Awards 
The controversial British comedian will return for a second
straight year on the Sept. 13 show Lindsay Weedon becomes UK CEO at Maxus 
Robin Raff becomes director of strategy at ECI Healthcare 
David Rowley becomes EVP of sales at Health Club Media Network 
Doug Jehl becomes foreign editor at The Washington Post 
Courtney Quinn Roberts becomes NW account manager at Prevention 
Don Ohlmeyer becomes ombudsman at ESPN 
Hilary Smith rises at NBC Universal 
Joanna Bober joins InStyle as Life Etc. director 
Kim Hart becomes a reporter at The Hill 
Carl Reiner and Gilbert Gottfried among Joan Rivers' roasters

Thursday, Juy 16, ,2009

Overnights
Huge night for 'America's Got Talent'
NBC reality show draws biggest audience for nonsports show since May finale of 'American Idol,' airing against All-Star Game on Fox


People
A new pal for 'Gary Unmarried' 
Keegan Michael Key joins the CBS sitcom, playing a former
minor league baseball player.
Dona Wong becomes strategy director at Siegel+Gale 
Greg Kaplan becomes VP and group creative director at Digitas 
Anthony Nelson becomes executive director at Superfad 
Ron Furman becomes SVP of sales at Comcast Sports 
Three rise at radio syndication firm Dial Global 
Kendra Marr becomes a reporter at Politico 
Phyllis Brandon becomes editor in chief at Arkansas Life magazine 
Corinne Iozzio becomes associate editor at Popular Science 
Maureen Dempsey becomes managing editor at MomFinds.com 
Jeanine Detz rises to fitness director at Shape

People
Margaret Loesch leading Discovery/Hasbro network 
She becomes president and CEO of the kids' channel,
set to launch in fall 2010 Ron Bess rises to NA president at Euro RSCG 
Doug Fox becomes business development director at Mercury Media 
Jason Yau becomes senior digital developer at 72andSunny 
Dominic Schmitt becomes VP of business development at Adtuitive 
Sophie Raptis becomes publisher of WSJ 
Rebecca L. Fox becomes editorial development director at Daily Beast 
Derek Webster becomes managing editor at Reader's Digest Canada 
Murdoch Davis becomes executive editor of the Toronto Star 
Sarah Carter joins CBS's 'CSI: NY' 
Tori Spelling guest hosting NBC's 'Today'


Monday, July 27, 2009

People
Dominic Monaghan joins 'FlashForward' 
The former 'Lost' actor will appear on the new ABC drama
when it premieres on Sept. 24
Amy Schuman becomes associate brand group director at Horizon Media 
Terry Kent becomes GM of TNS Media North America 
Izzie Pick rises to VP of programming at BBC Worldwide Productions 
Scott Kirkpatrick becomes director of sales at Bennett Media Worldwide 
PBS chief content officer John Boland retiring 
Leslie Price becomes online editor at Lucky 
Liz Plonka directing 'The Jay Leno Show' 
Poornima Gupta becomes clean technology reporter at Reuters 
Candace Bushnell working on new web series 
Warren E. Buffett gets animated web series

Tuesday, July 28, 2009


People
Guy Hayward becomes CEO of JWT UK 
He joins the agency from 180 Amsterdam, where he was
a co-founder and partner
Six join interactive marketing agency BGT Partners 
Cindy Panchula becomes VP of finance at Brand.net 
Valerie Schaer becomes EVP of creative development at Harpo 
Robert Priest becomes interim design director at O, The Oprah Magazine 
Eric Benitez rises to VP of operations at CABLEready 
Gary Mitchell becomes Euro business development director at NATPE 
Richard Rushfield becomes West Coast editor at Gawker 
Hank Stuever becomes TV critic at The Washington Post 
Mandy Clark becomes a digital journalist at CBS News 
Steven Selikoff becomes VP of series development at RHI Entertainment


Wednesday, July 29, 2009

People
'Joy Behar Show' premiering Sept. 28 
'The View' co-host's new HLN talk show will air seven
nights a week
Janet Balis becomes EVP of media sales at MSLO 
Barry Jacobs becomes vice president at Mercury Media 
Joel Kaplan becomes senior writer at Pereira & O'Dell 
Karin Tracy becomes associate publisher at InStyle 
Stephane Panier rises to head of global operations at Bebo 
Reggie Williams becomes SVP of music strategy at BET 
Kevin Mohs and Wayne Sampson join Discovery Channel 
Timothy Devito rises to area sales manager at Comcast Spotlight 
Gene De Libero becomes director of digital at BBC Worldwide Americas 
Bonnier VP of group publishing Chris Allen leaves


Thursday, July 30, 2009

TV This Week
X Games, with a cloud hanging over
Missing will be moto X freestylist Jeremy Lusk, who was killed competing in February, underscoring how dangerous the sport is


People
Diane Keaton starring in HBO comedy 
She'll play a feminist trying to jumpstart the movement
by publishing a Playgirl-type magazine Scott Davis becomes design director at AARP the Magazine 
Jason R. Carey rises to VP of production at Animal Planet 
Frank X. Shaw becomes VP of corporate communications at Microsoft 
Bill Nagel becomes EVP of business services at LA Times Media Group 
Christopher Cormier becomes ad director at Glamour 
Jeremy Kinser becomes senior editor at The Advocate 
Tony Barnhart joins CBS College Sports Network 
Keith Carradine and Valerie Perrine join the cast of 'Crash' 
Donal Logue starring in FX pilot 'Terriers' 
Christopher Gorham joins the cast of USA's 'Covert Affairs'

Friday, July 31, 2009

People
Amy Poehler returning to 'Weekend Update' 
The former 'SNL' star will appear on two Thursday 'Update'
episodes early this fall Scott Donaton becomes president and CEO of Interpublic's Ensemble 
Roni Selig becomes senior executive producer at CNN 
Caroline Schaefer becomes executive editor at Us Weekly 
Andrew Plotkin becomes SVP of original programming at Syfy 
Jenna Briand becomes digital editorial director at NBC Local Media 
Stephen George becomes editor in chief at The Saturday Evening Post 
Dr. Timothy Johnson rises at and Dr. Richard Besser joins ABC News 
Judge Kara DioGuardi returning to Fox's 'American Idol' 
Jeremy Piven hosting WWE 'Monday Night Raw' 
Franka Potente guesting on Fox's 'House'


Monday, July 20, 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

People
Shaquille O'Neal gets reality show 
The NBA great will take on other athletes in their sports
on the new ABC program Jason Choi joins and Shane Park rises at Cheil Worldwide 
Thomas Mancusi and Erik Carlson join Katz 360 Sales 
Ted Cahall rises to CTO at AOL 
Michael Kelly becomes CEO at The Weather Channel 
Bill Stephen becomes VP of global ad sales at AccuWeather 
Evanly Shindler becomes president at Interview magazine 
Tim Peterman becomes COO at Synacor 
Ellah Allfrey becomes deputy editor at Granta 
Elizabeth Thorpe becomes a blogger at MomLogic.com 
Walter Cronkite will still be heard on CBS

TV This Week
Obama speaks: Let's talk healthcare
President takes over the television airwaves at 8 p.m. to sell his plan to Americans, but likely to a smaller audience


People
The word: Mischa Barton gets a 'Life'
The ailing former 'O.C.' star reportedly will be on set
when production on her CW series begins Karen Kaufman becomes business development director at Maxus
Tom Williams becomes VP of client services at Karma Media Labs
Ned Russell becomes director of client services at Saatchi Wellness
Jeff Pavelcsyk becomes business development manager at Clash Media
Matt Hulett becomes CRO at RealGames
Karol Nickell becomes editor in chief of RDA Home & Garden
Jose Antonio Vargas joining The Huffington Post
Mike Gaffney becomes CRO at Auditude
Mike James rises to sports editor at the Los Angeles Times
Sun Herald publisher Ricky Mathews leaving the paper

Thursday, July 23, 2009

People
Taco Bell Chihuahua dies at 15
The famed 'Yo quiero Taco Bell' dog suffered a fatal
stroke Tuesday night
Gareth Kay becomes digital director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
Julie Piepenkotter becomes SVP of research at FX
Anne Mullen rises to SVP of creative strategy at Nickelodeon
Christopher Moser rises to UK managing director at MySpace
Mike Love becomes senior director of urban programming at Citadel
Garry McGuire becomes CEO at Danoo
Diego Barrow becomes UK sales rep at Minicom Digital Signage
Gary Lacinski becomes ad sales executive at The Village Voice
Adrian Uribarri becomes staff writer at the Chi-Town Daily News
Shannon Levy becomes beauty director at TheLookBook.com

Friday, July 24, 2009

TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: '20/20' oil special on ABC; Saturday: 'Kings' series finale on NBC; Sunday: Tour de France wraps up on Versus


People
T.R. Knight: 'Why I left 'Grey's'' 
It was because of a 'communication breakdown:' He and
creator Shonda Rhimes needed a break.
Robert LePlae becomes president of McCann Erickson North America 
Duff Stewart rises to CEO at GSD&M Idea City 
James McNamara becomes brand consultant at The Partners 
Lisa Sepulveda becomes president at Weber Shandwick 
Michael Joseph rises to publisher of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution 
Carol Hunter and Linda Fandel rise at the Des Moines Register 
Susie Fitzgerald may join AMC as SVP of scripted series 
Torey Van Oot joins the Sacramento Bee 
Blair Underwood sued over TV One reality series 
Bruce Springsteen and U2 among performers on HBO special



Monday, August 03, 2009

People
Charlie Rutman joins IndoorDirect
The former president of Carat USA and MPG chief executive
officer will serve on the board Adam Kanzer becomes creative director at DDB New Zealand
Mary Wai-Han Choy becomes managing director at Doremus Hong Kong
Donna Wiffen and Sarah Hoeflich join FremantleMedia
Guy Raz becomes host of NPR's 'Weekend All Things Considered'
LisaRaye developing reality series for TV One
Mario Van Peebles starring in TV One reality series
PepsiCo marketing chief Dave Burwick resigns
Suspect arrested in Daniel Pearl beheading case
Five 'Futurama' voice actors sign new deal
'Hammertime's' Marvin Grant accused of rape

Tuesday, August 4, 2009


People
Greg Meidel becomes Twentieth Television president 
He'll also continue his role as president of MyNetworkTV
Brittany Hodak becomes account supervisor at Fathom Communications 
Richard Simms becomes SVP and managing director at Horizon Media 
Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou joins Harper's Bazaar UK 
Laura Danford Mandel rises to SVP of publicity at Telepictures 
NYT communications chief Catherine J. Mathis leaving 
Scott McKibben, John O'Loughlin and Dawn Girocco rise at LA Times 
Michael Winter becomes VP of TV production at Boy Wonder 
Nancy LeMoine becomes account executive at Parade magazine 
Danielle Claro becomes editor at large at Real Simple 
John Yang becomes general assignment reporter at NBC

 

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

People
Kim Kardashian guesting on 'Top Model' 
She'll judge an episode, as will Lauren Conrad,
Chanel Iman and Josie Maran
Mona Downey becomes director of strategic planning at ISM 
Tony Kalathara and Fabian Grateroles join Toy New York 
Chris Kilcullen becomes digital creative director at Boxing Clever 
Amber J. Lawson becomes comedy channel publisher at Babelgum 
McHenry T. Tichenor Jr. elected to Belo's board 
Stacey Escudero rises to VP of public relations at MSG Sports 
Travis Nichols joins HLN's 'Morning Express with Robin Meade' 
Joe Posnanski becomes senior writer at Sports Illustrated 
Thalia Assuras out at CBS News 
'Criminal Minds' star Shemar Moore breaks his leg

TV This Week
Big night: 'So You Think You Can Dance'
Finale ratings will be solid but likely down from last year, and that does not bode well for the fall edition of the reality show


People
Jay Leno gets a supporting cast 
Comic correspondents including D.L. Hughley and
Mikey Day will appear on his new NBC show Matt Bonin becomes director of integrated production at Trailer Park Inc. 
Sam Sifton becomes New York Times restaurant critic 
Brandon Lucas becomes VP and GM at BET Mobile 
Lee Rolontz rises to EVP of original music production at VH1 
Suzanne Skop becomes VP of sales at BabyCenter 
Corey Prince becomes human resources director at GMC 
A.O. (Tony) Scott and Michael Phillips hosting 'At the Movies' 
Bryan Singer developing limited series for Syfy 
Tim Matheson directing USA's 'Covert Affairs' 
Michael Raymond James and Kimberly Quinn join FX's 'Terriers'

Aug. 8, 2009

TV This Week
Best tube bets this weekend
Friday: 'Monk' final-season premiere on USA; Saturday: 'Bollywood Hero' on IFC; Sunday: 'Millionaire' returns to ABC


People
Kate Gosselin guesting on 'Today' 
The 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' mom will be interviewed by
Meredith Vieira
Linnie Rawlinson rises to supervising producer at CNN International 
Richard Gamble becomes publisher of Chicago magazine 
Chris Richards becomes pop music critic at The Washington Post 
Paul Skrbina becomes high school sports editor at the Chicago Tribune 
Katrina Szish becomes editor in chief at PinkMemo.com 
Brian Anstey becomes creative director at Italian Vanity Fair 
Samantha Xu becomes associate photo editor at Guitar World 
Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West guesting on 'Leno' 
Katy Perry and Victoria Beckham guesting on 'American Idol' 
Jeanine Mason wins 'So You Think You Can Dance'


Monday, August 10, 2009

People
It's a boy for Elisabeth Hasselbeck 
'The View' co-host had her third child, Isaiah Timothy,
yesterday afternoon Jack Klunder becomes publisher of LA Daily News 
Terresa Zimmerman becomes strategy director at Siegel+Gale 
Shannon Light becomes senior account strategy director at Catalyst:SF 
Dean Thompson becomes SVP at PCI Communications 
Bruce Morris becomes EVP and managing director at SourceMedia 
Emily Smith becomes deputy Page Six editor at the New York Post 
St. Louis Post-Dispatch managing editor Pam Maples resigns 
Joseph Guerriero becomes VP and group publisher at Eagle Publishing 
Campbell Robertson becomes Southern reporter at NYT 
Jon Gosselin appearing on E! tonight

People
The word: Simon Cowell re-ups with 'Idol'
The deal will keep him on the reality competition for at
least three more seasons Sean Crawford becomes senior director of strategy at Tribal Fusion
Paul Banham becomes digital creative director at JWT London
Brian Born and Chuck Meehan becomes CDs at Doner
Erik Reponen becomes interactive creative director at Digital Kitchen
Five rise to creative directors at Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Robert Michael Murray becomes VP of social media at NGDM
Anna Gecan rises to VP of original programming at HGTV
Dean Ornish becomes medical editor at The Huffington Post
Glen Kushner becomes VP of sales at OpenAmplify
James Sura becomes VP and GM at TouchTunes' PlayPorTT


Wednesday August 12, 2009

People
Robert Yallen rises to Inter/Media Group CEO 
He takes over after 10 years as president and chief
operating officer Marian Salzman becomes president of North American PR at EuroRSCG 
Sean Girardin becomes group planning director at mcgarrybowen 
Todd Taplin becomes CRO at Collective Media 
Antonio Alonso rises to CEO at CBS Outdoor International 
Paul Curtis becomes commercial strategy VP at NBCU Global Networks 
Carol Campbell Boggs becomes SVP and CRO at PGA 
W. Don Cornwell leaving as CEO of Granite Broadcasting 
Kate Aurthur becomes East Coast editor at the Daily Beast 
Alex Keighley rises to VP of U.S. sales at Bitcentral 
Ernie Hudson joins the cast of NBC's 'Heroes'

TV This Week
For Tiger Woods, one last shot
He's favored to win the PGA Championship, the season's final major, having lost the others, but it's no sure bet


People
Jay Leno cleared of writers' strike wrongdoing 
The former 'Tonight Show' host won't be disciplined for
working during the strike
David Smith becomes ECD at Carton Donofrio Partners 
Dofl Y.H. Yun and Zeh Fernando join Firstborn 
Chuck Gordon becomes national sales director at Dirextion 
Bret Stephens and Brian Carney rise at The Wall Street Journal 
Vida Mylson rises to VP of sales at AppsSavvy.com 
Jarrod Zickefoose rises to assistant editor at Sun News 
Laura Petasnick becomes associate publisher at Prevention 
Garrett Graff rises to editor of The Washingtonian 
Tad Smith becomes president of local media at Cablevision 
Saurindra Kumar Barua becomes India MD at FremantleMedia

Friday, August 14, 2009

Overnights
NBC rides to an easy Wednesday win
'America's Got Talent' is the night's top show with a 2.9 in 18-49s, without Fox's 'Dance.' ABC's 'Wipeout' is No. 2 with a 2.1.


People
Mauricio Sabogal joins Initiative 
The former OMG Latin America CEO becomes worldwide
managing director Mauro Alencar and Geoff Edwards leave Fancy 
Hashem Bajwa becomes director of digital strategy at Droga5 
Wayne Kinch becomes affiliate sales leader at American Student List 
In Demand president and CEO Rob Jacobson leaves 
Mark J. Kern becomes SVP of communications at Crown Media 
Markus Tellenbach becomes president and CEO at TVN Group 
Lauren Stein becomes SVP of drama at Peter Chernin's company 
Winart Foster becomes art director at Jamrock magazine 
Thanh Truong becomes a correspondent at NBC News 
Kourtney Kardashian expecting a baby


Monday, August 17, 2009


People
Cesar Conde becomes Univision president 
He'll also become chief operating officer, replacing
Ray Rodriguez
Mark Suarez becomes senior account executive at Moroch Partners 
Andrew Hay rises to filing editor at Reuters 
Rush Limbaugh and Karl Rove appearing on 'Family Guy' 
Kelly Clarkson and LeBron James appearing on 'Get Schooled' 
Anne Dudek joins USA's 'Covert Affairs' 
Dave Franco joins the cast of ABC's 'Scrubs' 
Patton Oswalt joins Syfy's 'Caprica' 
Mary J. Blige guest judging on Fox's 'American Idol' 
Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl gets TV show 
Steve Harvey joins ABC's 'Good Morning America'


People
Tom DeLay appearing on 'Dancing with the Stars' 
The former Republican congressman heads the list of
competitors, revealed yesterday
Patricia Kelpie becomes director of strategic development at Revolucion 
Mark Yesayian becomes managing partner at Mediaedge:cia 
Lisa Leingang becomes SVP of original programming at Comedy Central 
Kimberly Philo becomes VP of media advertising at CBS TV Distribution 
Sara Kozak rises to VP of production at Discovery Emerging Networks 
Jennifer Barendrecht rises to Western VP at Turner Sports Ad Sales 
Kimberly Maki becomes VP of corporate communications at Bright House 
GQ's Andy Ward becomes executive editor at Random House 
Daljit Dhaliwal becomes anchor on PBS's 'Worldfocus' 
John Lynch, Trent Green and Charles Davis join Fox's NFL coverage


People
Richard Hatch back in jail 
The former 'Survivor' winner was arrested yesterday following
an interview on 'Today'
Thom Gruhler rises to president at McCann Erickson NY 
Cynthia Rogers becomes chief client officer at Definition 6 
Andy Hunn becomes VP of partnerships at Eclipse Marketing Services 
Alycia Lane becomes weekend anchor at KNBC Los Angeles 
Veronica Hart and John Van Citters rise at CBS Consumer Products 
Ken Ripley becomes EVP of ad sales at Current Media 
John O'Neill becomes director of ad sales at NHL Network 
Steve Coffey becomes Online Quality Research Council co-chair 
John H. Arundel becomes associate publisher at Washington Life 
Dan Colarusso becomes U.S. TV managing editor at BloombergTV


Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009

Overnights
Air ball: 'Shaq Vs.' misses the shot
Reality show averages a 1.7 in 18-49s in its debut, a distant fourth in its timeslot against big competition, 'Brother' and 'Talent'



People
It's official: Tony Danza heads back to school 
The actor will teach at Northeast High in Philadelphia
for his A&E reality show Doug Speidel becomes SVP and creative director at MRM Worldwide 
Judith Carr rises to U.S. managing director at LBi 
Chaz Mee becomes creative director at Draftfcb NY 
Paul Sewards becomes managing director at Barker/DZP 
Irving Plonskier rises to Latin America ad sales GM at Sony Pictures TV 
Starz chairman and CEO Robert B. Clasen retiring 
Bob Neil and Doug Franklin become EVPs of Cox Media Group 
Andy Sareyan rises to chief brand officer at Meredith Corp. 
Taylor Tomasi and Amanda Hearst join Marie Claire 
Marty Petty stepping down as St. Pete Times publisher


Fri
day, Aug. 20, 2009


People
Whitney Houston appearing on 'Oprah' 
The singer will sit down for her first major TV interview
since 2002
Adam Komack becomes group account director at MediaCom 
Christian Arens becomes partner at Catalyst:SF 
Anthony Risicato becomes CEO at Mobile Commons 
Glenn Rosenbloom becomes VP at ESPN Rise 
John Cherwa becomes deputy sports editor at the Los Angeles Times 
Christine Bertelson retires as features editor at the St. Louis P-D 
Jeff Winn and John D'Incecco become senior directors at ABC News 
'My Name Is Earl' producer Bobby Bowman working on Fox project 
Nick Zano joins ABC's 'Cougar Town' 
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau joins the cast of HBO's 'Game of Thrones'


Monday, August 24, 2009

People
Megan Fox hosting 'Saturday Night Live' 
The 'Transformers' actress will host the NBC sketch comedy
show's 35th season opener Wenda Harris Millard becomes a consultant at MySpace 
Karen Braxton becomes ad sales partner at Dirextion 
Tom Watson becomes deputy editor at The Daily Beast 
Sam Dolnick becomes Metro reporter at The New York Times 
Paul Katz becomes web editor at Details 
Jack Chang becomes chief staff writer at the Sacramento Bee 
Mary Pelloni signs development deal with WE tv 
Joe Higgins becomes director of sales at World Fishing Network 
Ben Maller gets Fox Sports Radio show 
Hiroyuki Sanada joins ABC's 'Lost'

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

People
Alec Baldwin: 'I'm not running for Senate' 
The '30 Rock' actor says he has no plans to challenge
Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman Ben Arno becomes VP of engagement management at Organic 
Michael Birkin becomes partner at RPMC 
Matt Meeks rises to director of B/HI Buzz at Bender/Helper Impact 
Jessica Clifton rises to account director at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners 
Philippe Paget becomes worldwide CEO at AdForum.com 
Tina Newman becomes fashion and beauty sales director at Time Inc. 
Gavin Harvey becomes general manager at Fuse 
Robin Faller among three promoted at Cox Radio 
Rose Palazzolo becomes homepage editor at Newsweek.com 
Kevin Bennett rises to VP of programming at Investigation Discovery

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

TV This Week
In a late summer fling, 'Crash Course'
Five teams of two compete on a driving course in this new ABC reality series airing out of 'Wipeout.' Tricky curves ahead.


People
Paula Abdul hosting 'VH1 Divas' 
The former 'American Idol' judge gets her first major
post-'Idol' gig on Sept. 17 Daniel Diamond rises to VP of East Coast operations at Mercury Media 
Christina Yu becomes associate media director at Luminosity Marketing 
Jaime Konzelman and Beatriz Planas join Posterscope USA 
Milton Lebron becomes creative director at Republica 
Maria Grasso and Nina Wass leave OWN 
Jocelyn Diaz joins and Casey Bloys rises at HBO 
Jermaine Hall becomes editor in chief of Vibe 
Mike Grehan becomes global content director at Incisive Media 
Bruce Hartmann becomes VP of print and interactive sales at Scripps 
Kelly Wenzel becomes SVP of marketing at Undertone Networks

Thursday, August 27, 2009

People
Jack Ingram sets 24-hour interview record 
The country singer gave 215 radio interviews while
promoting his new album
Jamie Wark becomes COO at LeadDog Marketing Group 
Erik Vervroegen becomes CD at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners 
Theresa Howard becomes a copywriter at Crispin Porter + Bogusky 
Steven Gellman becomes publisher at LA, Los Angeles Times Magazine 
Dominic Mohan rises to editor of The Sun 
Fernando Gaston rises to SVP of creative at MTV/VH1 Latin America 
Cree Lawson and Brian Silver rise at Travel Ad Network 
C.J. Singh becomes VP of product and engineering at Synacor 
Katelyn Belyus becomes fulfillment manager at The Nation 
Erika Shoup becomes sales account executive at Associated Content

Friday, August 28, 2009

People
Rod Blagojevich appearing on 'The View' 
The disgraced former Illinois governor will appear with
wife Patti on Sept. 9 Julie Liss becomes chief strategy officer at Hal Riney 
Doug Rohrer becomes CRO at Buzz Media 
Arthur Minson becomes CFO at AOL 
Denise O'Donoghue becomes a president at NBCU International 
Carrie Wick becomes West Coast features editor at Life & Style 
Christine Bibbo Herr becomes fashion director at Good Housekeeping 
Amelia Lester becomes managing editor at The New Yorker 
Peter Villapol and Eric Hanson join 'Street Court' 
'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi signs Sony Pictures TV deal 
Chris Brown appearing on CNN's 'Larry King Live'


People
DJ AM dies at age 36 
His unexpected passing has caused uncertainty about his
upcoming MTV show, 'Gone Too Far'
Troy Ruhanen rises to North America deputy chairman at BBDO 
Chris Lawrence becomes director of client services at Colle + McVoy 
Kieran Jason Hackett becomes SVP of brand activation at CBX 
Mary Chris McKnight rises to marketing manager at GREAT! 
Michael Szczechura becomes ad sales partner at Dirextion 
CBS correspondent Cami McCormick injured in Afghanistan 
Jenna Bush Hager joins NBC's 'Today' 
Stevie Wonder guesting on 'The Brian McKnight Show' 
Matthew Levy joins Fox's 'Sons of Tucson' 
Jesse Williams joins ABC's 'Grey's Anatomy'

Tuesday, September 01, 2009

People
Michael Irvin joins NFL Network 
The former Dallas Cowboy will work as an analyst on
the network's 'NFL GameDay' Paul Sewards becomes managing director at Barker/DZP 
Robin Raff becomes director of strategy at Expert Communications 
Becca Weigman rises to CMO at RAPP U.S. 
Inge Van Herle rises to SVP at NBCU Domestic TV Distribution 
Kathy Henry becomes audience development director at Crain 
Stuart Leavenworth rises to editorial page editor at the Sacramento Bee 
Alexandra Postman becomes editor in chief of Body + Soul 
Todd Green becomes VP of strategic partnerships at Tribeca Enterprises 
Whit Johnson becomes correspondent at CBS Newspath 
Brian Georgi becomes VP of advertising sales at TouchTunes

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

People
Jerry Springer heads to Vegas 
There he'll host a live version of NBC's talent
competition 'America's Got Talent' Glen Fellman rises to group creative director at McKinney 
Curt Doty becomes EVP of advanced content at Trailer Park 
Susanne Smith McAvoy rises to SVP of marketing at Hallmark Channel 
Martin F. Reidy becomes president of Meredith Integrated Marketing 
Jonathan Shair rises to SVP of network operations at Starz 
Corii Berg becomes SEVP of business affairs at Sony Pictures TV 
John McMahon becomes European managing director at SPHE 
Nicholas Wodtke becomes VP of strategy at Disney-ABC International TV 
Romina Rosado becomes executive producer at USMagazine.com 
Philip Armour becomes editor in chief at American Cowboy

Thursday, September 03, 2009

People
Tony Blair guesting on 'The Late Show' 
The former British prime minister will make his first appearance
on the show next week Susan Credle becomes chief creative officer at Leo Burnett 
Toni Hess becomes group creative director at Rosetta 
Karina Grotz becomes VP of marketing at KARMA Media Labs 
Jonathan Breiter becomes head of licensing at Public Group 
Larry Little rises to chief brand officer at Cycle World 
Tory Brody rises to director of communications at Bravo 
Peter Greenberg becomes travel editor at CBS News 
Megan Mullally joins Starz' 'Party Down' 
Katherine Heigl taking a break from 'Grey's Anatomy' 
Rick Fox joins CW's 'Melrose Place'




Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009

People
A second serving of Melissa d'Arabian 
Food Network orders another season of the 'Next Food
Network Star' winner's 'Ten Dollar Dinners' Erin Taylor becomes VP of corporate marketing at Acxiom 
Jeff Hasler becomes SVP of production at Planet Green 
Whitney Holland becomes VP of program planning at Bravo 
Sara Clemence becomes deputy business editor at New York Post 
Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson booted from 'SNL' 
Jack Hanna joins Hallmark Channel for 'Animal Adventures' 
Shirley Joins appearing on ABC Family's 'Ruby and the Rockets' 
Bella Thorne joins HBO's 'Big Love' 
Rami Malek, Julian Morris and Hrach Titizian join '24' 
Natalie Morales joins USA's 'White Collar'

Wednesday, September 9, 2009


People
Junior Seau tackles Versus series
The former NFL linebacker will star in the half-hour
reality series 'Sports Jobs'
Sherman Distin becomes subject matter expert at Definition 6
Meredith Artley becomes managing editor at CNN.com
Helen Fox Gladwell becomes VP of business affairs at Discovery
Ronald Schiller becomes SVP of development at NPR
Brad Garlinghouse becomes president of internet and mobile at AOL
Mark Angelson becomes chairman and CEO at World Color Press
John Malkin becomes VP of affiliate distribution at NFL Network
Mark Waller and Keith Turner join the NFL
Serena Kappes becomes entertainment editor at iVillage
Tedy Bruschi becomes an analyst at ESPN

Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009


People
Kate Gosselin to Hef: Thanks but no thanks
The 'Jon & Kate Plus 8' star turns down $400,000 to
appear in Playboy Hef to wife: We're finally done
Andrew Wallace becomes VP of Midwest sales at Liberman
Dr. Mehmet Oz becomes contributing editor at O
Danyel Smith becomes executive editor of The Root
Mark Weinberg becomes VP of programming at Hearst Magazines Digital
Ed Hersh becomes SVP of strategic planning at Investigation Discovery
James N. Dimonekas becomes EVP of sales at Sandow Media
Fred A. Stickel retiring as publisher of the Oregonian
Former Congressman Mark Foley gets a radio show
Janet Jackson appearing on MTV's 'VMAs'

Friday, September 11, 2009

People
John Stossel jumps to Fox News Channel 
The former ABC News reporter has a new deal with FNC
and Fox Business Network Louis Jones becomes CEO at Maxus North America 
Daniel Casey becomes EVP of sales and GM at WorldLink 
Christina Miller rises to SVP of strategy at Turner Sports/Cartoon Network 
Lucas Wittmann becomes books editor at The Daily Beast 
Brenda Barrera becomes ME at Washington Running Report 
Jamie Kraft rises to EP of CNN's 'American Morning' 
Peter Ha becomes technology editor at Time.com 
John Madden becomes special advisor to the NFL commissioner 
Susan Boyle appearing on 'America's Got Talent' 
Maura Tierney leaves NBC's 'Parenthood'


People
Bill Clinton appearing on 'The Daily Show' 
The former president will sit down with Jon Stewart
on Thursday's episode Patrick Swayze dies at age 57 
Daniel J. Berra becomes VP of business intelligence at Unicast 
Miles Dennison becomes SVP of sales at DoubleVerify 
Rob Kligman becomes national digital director at SI.com 
Rebecca Hessel rises to senior fashion editor at Cosmopolitan 
Steven Kurutz becomes a reporter at The Wall Street Journal 
Jean Porter rises to ME at the Louisville Courier-Journal 
Diane Berry becomes VP of marketing at Coveo Solutions 
Ray Romano appearing on Golf Channel's 'Haney Project' 
'Housewives'' Kathryn Joosten has lung cancer


Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009