Young Broadcasting hires Kenny Lawrence, ex-Meredith Corp., as general manager of KLFY-TV, Lafayette, La., replacing Mike Barras, retiring at year’s end and to be senior adviser through June.

Michael Dolan, a consultant for Nielsen, becomes chairman of ATSC’s Technology and Standards Group 1, effective in January, replacing Richard Chernock of Triveni Digital, whose three-year term expires at year-end … NBCUniversal names Matt Schnaars, ex-Walt Disney Co., senior vice president-TV networks distribution, NBCUniversal … Electronic Communications Committee names Johannes Vallesverd, Norwegian Post & Telecommunications Authority, chairman of the ECC’s Working Group on Numbering and Networks … Discovery Communications promotes James Rosenstock to the newly created position of president-Discovery Education International.

American Enterprise Institute hires Richard Bennett, who recently left the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, as visiting fellow, Center for Internet, Communications and Technology Policy … Also hired recently from TechAmerica (CD Nov 6 p15) by Information Technology Industry Council are Carol Henton as vice president-state, local and education public sector, Pam Walker as director-federal homeland security, and Erica McCann as manager-federal procurement … Nielsen promotes Mitch Barns to CEO, succeeding David Calhoun, who becomes executive chairman, succeeding James Kilts, who remains on the board, effective Jan. 1 … Tribune Co. hires Richard Cusick, ex-Yahoo, as general manager, Tribune Media Services, to be effective Monday.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler names Deborah Ridley, ex-Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as confidential assistant, and Sagar Doshi, ex-Google, as special assistant … Women in Cable Telecommunications hires James Cardillo, ex-Republican National Committee, as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and promotes Talton Gibson to senior vice president-marketing and communications … Information Technology Industry Council hires Trey Hodgkins, ex-TechAmerica, as senior vice president-public sector, to lead the council’s new Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector … Iowa Public Radio hires Myrna Johnson, ex-Boston Schoolyard Initiative, as executive director, effective Jan. 27 … CenturyLink’s Savvis hires Fiona Cullen, ex-IBM, as managing director-European, Middle East and Africa operations … Lobbyist registration: NAB, Columbia Strategies, effective Sept. 24.

FCC promotes Patrick Halley to acting director, Office of Legislative Affairs, taking over from Greg Guice, who left the agency this summer and now is with Akin Gump … Public Knowledge Vice President Michael Weinberg and Chief Operating Officer Brooke Hunter named acting co-presidents, as Gigi Sohn departs for FCC (see separate report above in this issue) … Leaving Arris are Rob McLaughlin, leader of North America sales and global marketing & communications team, and John Burke, leader of cloud solutions team and corporate strategy and development team, effective end of November, to pursue other opportunities … Multi-Tech Systems hires Rodney Landers, high-technology industry executive who remains consultant to Safe Retrieve, as CEO of machine-to-machine communications firm, with Patricia Sharma, wife of late founder Raghu Sharma, named chairwoman, and Del Palacheck promoted to chief operating officer … Equinix hires Pete Hayes, ex-Frontier Communications, as chief sales officer … Among those on 2013-14 American Intellectual Property Law Association board are: Wayne Sobon, Inventergy, president and chairman of the executive committee; Sharon Israel, Mayer Brown, president-elect; Denise DeFranco, Finnegan Henderson, first vice president; Mark Whitaker, Baker Botts, second vice president; and Bernard Knight, McDermott Will, general counsel.

New Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., joins Senate Commerce Committee … AT&T hires Noah Jacobson, ex-office of Rep. Erik Paulsen, R-Minn., as assistant vice president-federal relations, focusing on tax and finance issues in Washington office … Nexstar hires Thomas O'Brien, ex-NBCUniversal, as executive vice president-digital media, and chief revenue officer, new position … U.S. Cellular rehires Jay Ellison, who had retired from carrier in 2009, to lead sales and customer service operations; Carter Elenz, executive vice president-sales and customer service, leaving company … Digital entertainment media distributor FAB Universal hires Steve Sun as chief operating officer, based in Beijing.

4G Americas hires Bob Calaff, ex-T-Mobile USA, as director, Latin America and the Caribbean … Univision Communications hires Belinda Garza, ex-Walmart, as vice president-government relations and public engagement, based in Washington … Grain Management hires former FCC Chairman William Kennard, immediate past U.S. ambassador to the European Union and ex-Carlyle Group, as senior adviser in private equity firm’s new Washington office … Aviat Networks microwave networking firm hires Ola Gustafsson, ex-Ericsson, as senior vice president-product and services portfolio management … Equinix hires Debra McCowan, ex-Accelerance Group, as chief human resources officer … Lobbyist Registrations: 21st Century Fox, Hogan Lovells, effective Oct. 1 … Hubbard Broadcasting, Van Heuvelen Strategies, effective Oct. 4.

National Hispanic Media Coalition promotes Jessica Gonzalez to executive vice president-general counsel and Michael Scurato to policy director, as Executive Vice President Inez Gonzalez hired by California State University-Fullerton as director, Latino Communications Initiative, new College of Communications program … WE tv hires consultant Cheryl Bloch as senior vice president-scripted programming, new position … Weld North hires Adam Klaber, ex-IBM, as managing director, focusing on social, mobile, analytical and cloud technologies at companies in which the firm owns stakes … Sonus Networks hires Mark Greenquist, ex-Siemens Enterprise Communications, as chief financial officer.

Presidential nomination (CD Oct 21 p8) sent to the Senate of Jeh Johnson to be Homeland Security secretary, replacing Janet Napolitano, who previously resigned … Hulu hires Elaine Paul, ex-Disney, as chief financial officer, replacing Tom Fuelling … Datalink hires Steve Zipperman, ex-EMC, as general manager-advanced services, new position at data center company … Another data center company, Markley Group, hires Patrick Gilmore, ex-Akamai, as chief technology officer … Gannett elects Tony Prophet, Hewlett-Packard, to board.

NAB hires Jack Smedile, ex-aide to Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., as vice president-government relations, effective Nov. 4 … Wilkinson Barker hires Kelly Donohue, ex-FCC Enforcement Bureau, as counsel on media and digital content regulatory, transactional, intellectual property and enforcement issues … CEA hires Alex Reynolds, ex-PCIA, as senior manager and regulatory counsel … 21st Century Fox promotes Randy Freer to president and chief operating officer, Fox Networks Group, new position, and Eric Shanks, who ran Fox Sports Media Group with Freer, gets sole responsibility for the group as its president and COO … Martha Stewart Living hires Daniel Dienst, ex-Sims Metal Management, as CEO, and he remains on the board … Radio One promotes Christopher Wegmann to president, radio division, effective Friday.