PROGRAMMING
-- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/10/2000
John Hollar, executive VP, PBS learning ventures, Washington, named president, Pearson Education Television, New York and London.
Charlie Maday, VP, historical documentaries, The History Channel, New York, named senior VP, programming, there.
Joel Andryc, executive VP, kids programming and development, FOX Family Channel, Los Angeles, to oversee FOX Kids Network, additionally, there.
Appointments at Showtime Networks Inc., New York: Nikki Ferraro, supervisor, special events, named manager; Hannah Proudfoot-Sheinbaum, coordinator, named publicist, consumer public relations, East Coast.
Frank Mergenthaler, assistant treasurer, international, The Seagram Co. Ltd., Montreal, named VP, controller and chief accounting officer.
Chris Silveira, senior director, operations and engineering, Nickelodeon Studios Florida, Orlando, Fla., named assistant general manager.
Edward Sabin, partner, Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman and Machtinger LLP, Los Angeles, named VP, business and legal affairs, FOX Television Studios, there.
Appointments at The Weather Channel, Atlanta: Kelly Cass, weekday meteorologist, WRGB(TV) Schenectady, N.Y., named on-camera meteorologist; Melissa Barrington, weekend meteorologist, WOI-TV Ames (Des Moine area), Iowa, joins as on-camera meteorologist; Dan Larkin, senior director, affiliate sales, Westwood One, Los Angeles, named director, affiliate marketing, Dallas.
Neil Hoffman, senior VP, programming and strategic program planning, USA Networks, New York, named VP, programming, WGN Cable, Chicago.
Dan Higgins, senior publicist, Walt Disney World Resort, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., named director, public relations, The Golf Channel, Orlando, Fla.
Gordon Peil, senior VP, Radio Voyager Network, Washington, named director, new-business development, Dame Gallagher Networks-LLC, New York.
Michael Fleisher, consultant, business and legal affairs, Channel 4 International, London, named director, business affairs.
Caroline Wong, VP, business development, Treasures Inc., Allendale, N.J., named executive director, North American licensing, Nelvana Ltd., Toronto.
