Ryan Palmer, deputy general counsel to Gov. Joe Manchin, to join West Virginia Public Service Commission July 1, succeeding Ed Staats … Integral Systems names Christopher Roberts, ex-Infinity Technology, chief financial officer … Dick Lynch, Verizon, joins GSMA board … Chris Burke, ex-Vodafone UK, becomes chairman of satellite navigation firm Navmii.

Linda Kinney, ex-Dish Network, hired by MPAA as vice president of regulatory affairs … Fox Broadcasting promotes Joe Earley to president, marketing and communications … Michael Keck adds title of vice president and market manager for Entercom’s Madison, Wis., radio stations, replacing Cris Ohr, going to Bear Necessities.

Ex parte filings: Broadcast executives from six companies sought what they called “true market-based” ownership rules to bolster local news. CEOs or top executives from Belo, Dispatch Broadcast Group, Gannett, Hearst Television, Raycom Media and the Washington Post Co.’s TV unit met Wednesday with Steve Waldman, conducting the Future of Media review, and top officials from the Media Bureau and Office of Strategic Planning, a filing said.

Timothy Dodd, ex-Warner Bros., hired by Neustar as head of its Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem effort and vice president for media and entertainment … Rita Ferro promoted to executive vice president of Disney Media Sales and Marketing … Lauren Kapp promoted to NBC News senior vice president of marketing and communications to oversee new unit combining communications, marketing and promotion departments … Sinclair promotes Mary Margaret Johnson to general manager of WMMP-TV Charleston … David Presher, ex-Riviera Broadcast Group, hired by Radio One as vice president and general manager of its Columbus, Ohio, radio stations.

NAB elections: Marci Burdick, Schurz Communications, is first vice chair, David Barrett, Hearst Television, is second vice chair on TV board and Susan Fox, Disney, is designated network seat on executive committee. On radio board, Caroline Beasley, Beasley Broadcast Group, to chair and Rick Cummings, Emmis, to first vice chairman. NBC Universal promotes Cori Abraham, ex-Bravo, to new position of senior vice president of development for Oxygen Media … Scott Roskowski, ex-Wild TV, hired by Television Bureau of Advertising to new position of director of business development … Interactive Advertising Bureau Networks & Exchanges Committee chairs: Jay Sears, ContextWeb, and David Moore, 24/7 Real Media … South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Steve Kolbeck elected president of the Mid-America Regulatory Conference …

Ex parte filings: National Telecommunications Cooperative Association representatives sought an FCC rulemaking on carriage deals between TV stations and subscription-video providers, such as the group’s members, a filing in docket 10-71 Tuesday said. They discussed with Media Bureau officials the possibility of letting pay-TV companies seek broadcast programming from outside their market.

Mobile Marketing Association names Marco Lopes, ex-Innovideas, managing director-Latin America … John Bucher, ex-financial analyst, hired by Motorola as vice president of strategy for mobile devices and home business … Tom Van Denover, ex-Comverge, hired by Tropos Networks to new position of senior vice president of worldwide sales … Mitch Lazar, ex-Yahoo, named Taptu president and chief operating officer … Kevin Hord, ex-Liberty Global, joins Bright House Networks as vice president of corporate procurement and materials management.

Shirley Bloomfield, ex-Verizon, becomes National Telecom Cooperative Association CEO in July, replacing Michael Brunner, retiring … New at Zwillinger Genetski: Elizabeth Banker, ex-Yahoo; Bart Huff, ex-Assistant U.S. Attorney, Chicago; Leota Bates, ex-Perkins Coie … News Corp. promotes Jon Housman to president of its new digital journalism initiatives … Wonya Lucas promoted by Discovery Communications to executive vice president and chief operating officer for Discovery Channel and Science Channel … Joan Gundlach, ex-A&E, named executive vice president of distribution for Hallmark Channels … Vincent Cordero, ex-Univision, named executive vice president and general manager of Fox Sports en Español. Raul de Quesada, who was acting general manager, is now assistant general manager and adds title of senior vice president of marketing for Hispanic networks … Manuel Machado, MGSCOMM, joins Spanish Broadcasting System board, will be on audit and compensation committees … Brocade appointments: Alberto Soto, ex-Hewlett-Packard, heads sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa, replacing Ulrich Plechschmidt, moving to lead the global sales enablement and OEM marketing departments … Lazard hires Marc Katz, ex-Bank of America Merrill Lynch, as managing director in telecom, media and technology investment banking … Andrew Solutions promotes Navin Vohra to vice president of sales for Asia Pacific … Jim Zagami promoted to director of sales for Cox Media Virginia.

Doreen Toben, ex-Verizon, joins Virgin Media board … Michael Rivera, ex-Nambe Pueblo, becomes New Mexico Public Regulation Commission chief of staff … Rick Wagoner, ex-General Motors, joins Washington Post Co. board … Michael Burgi, ex-Mediaweek, becomes Canoe Ventures’ vice president of communications.

Discovery names Cinnamon Rogers, ex-Time Warner, vice president-legislative affairs … Investor Kurt Cellar to join Hawaiian Telcom board after it emerges from bankruptcy … John Deushane, ex-Granite Broadcasting, hired by Gannett as president and general manager of WXIA-TV and WATL Atlanta …