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 …
Tollgrade Communications board member Edward Kennedy becomes CEO, replacing Joseph Ferrara, who left company … Brian Ross to resign as Cincinnati Bell chief operating officer effective Aug. 8 to pursue new, undisclosed opportunities … Jason Klarman promoted to president of Oxygen Media … Rose Kirk, ex-Verizon Wireless, becomes Verizon vice president of public relations for corporate reputation …
NTT American promotes Kazuhiro Gomi to president, CEO and board member … Tom Consgrove, Discovery, to head joint venture 3D TV network planned by Sony, Discovery and IMAX … Aaron Bennett, ex-Alvarion, becomes IPWireless executive vice president-sales, Americas … Brian Schrand, ex-Cincinnati Bell, joins Clearfield as senior member of technical staff … Shopping programming company Delivery Agent names Stephen Recht, ex-Glam Media, chief financial officer … Sinclair Broadcast Group promotions to vice president: Dave Schwartz for sales and Rob Weisbord for new media … Andy Songer promoted by Local TV to vice president of technology for its 19 stations … Stephen Hayes promoted by Local TV to president and general manager of WTVR-TV Richmond, Va.
Bill Goodwyn promoted by Discovery Communications to president of global distribution and CEO of Discovery Education … NBC Local Media promotions: Michael Jack to president and general manager of WNBC New York and Tom O'Brien to executive vice president of Nonstop Network … New at Comcast: Mike DeCandido, ex-Bank of America, senior vice president, call center operations; Tina Waters promoted to senior vice president, human performance … Eddie Hill, ex-American Express, hired by World Wrestling Entertainment as senior vice president of marketing … Dianne Early promoted to vice president of Cox Media Virginia.
Eric Bash, ex-Federal Trade Commission, becomes FCC Enforcement Bureau associate chief … New at Knight Foundation: John Bracken, ex-John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, named director of new media; Judith Kleinberg, ex-InSTEDD, to program director for San Jose and Silicon Valley … Jeff Perkins, ex-Huntbridge, named NPR vice president and chief people officer.