Fates & Fortunes

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Tony Gajek, media buyer, Media Period, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., joins WKBD Detroit, as sales account executive.

Tom Zito, sales account executive, WXYZ Detroit, joins WKBD Detroit as national sales manager.

Mark A. Harrad, VP, corporate communications, Time Warner Cable, Stamford, Conn., promoted to senior VP.

At Cox Communications: Thomas “Duffy” Leone, VP, operations, San Diego system, upped to region VP/general manager, Orange County, Calif.; Sandy Mencher, VP, business operations, Gulf Coast system, tapped as executive director, financial planning and analysis.

At Paramount Network Television: Dan Kupetz, formerly VP, business affairs, rejoins the network as senior VP, business affairs.

At CBS Entertainment: Gary Silver, VP, business affairs, elevated to senior VP; Roni Mueller, VP, business affairs, elevated to senior VP.

At The WB Network, Burbank, Calif.: Michael Roberts, SVP, current programming, promoted to EVP, current programming; Brett King, VP, current programs, Paramount Network Television, joins as SVP, current programming; Tana Jamieson, SVP, original movies, adds SVP, current programming.

Penny Reiss, founder/president, R Brand, Inc., named VP, product integration, Showtime networks, Los Angeles.

Jim Dowd, senior press manager, NBC Entertainment Publicity, Burbank, Calif., promoted to director.

John Alexander, VP, international sales, Hallmark Entertainment, London, promoted to senior VP, international sales and worldwide DVD distribution, Hallmark Entertainment, New York.

Robyn Ulrich, VP, marketing, DIY Network, Knoxville, Tenn., promoted to senior VP, marketing and public relations.

Pierluigi Gazzolo, regional director, affiliate sales, MTV Networks Latin America, Miami, appointed managing director.

Cyndy Cecil, creative director, executive producer, Showtime Networks named VP, programming, Mag Rack, New York.

Jon Litner, executive VP/COO, National Hockey League, New York, named president, Sterling Entertainment Enterprises, New York.

Jennifer Roccia Moreau, director, communications, Pro Cycling Tour, named director, media relations, FSN Pittsburgh.

Jodie McAfee, managing partner/VP, content acquisitions, Cayde & Associates LCC, named VP, business development, Turner Media Group, Inc., Denver.

Julie Banderas, weekend anchor, WNYW New York, joins Fox News Channel as general assignment news reporter, New York Bureau.

Seth Magalaner, producer, FSN, CSTV, MLB Productions and Seattle Seahawks, named senior producer, Out of Bounds With Lou Tilley, CN8, The Comcast Network, Philadelphia.

Tom Langmyer, VP/general manager, KMOX St. Louis, and national VP/programming, news/talk radio stations, Infinity Broadcasting, named VP/general manager, WGN Chicago, Tribune Co., effective March 21.

Tom Crann, national host/producer, classical music, Minnesota Public Radio, KNOW Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Classical 24, named regional host, All Things Considered, Minnesota Public Radio, KNOW Minneapolis-St. Paul.

Dawn Jones, local sales manager, WZFX(FM) Whiteville, N.C., and WUKS(FM) Saint Pauls, N.C., named sales manager, new business and non-traditional revenue and training, Fayetteville, N.C., station cluster.

Matt Danilowicz, senior market development, Thomson Grass Valley, named VP, broadcast business, Pinnacle Systems, Mountain View, Calif.

At The Network Radio Research Council, New York: Barry Feldman, executive director, marketing research, American Urban Radio Networks, elected chair; Dr. Tom Evans, president/SVP, research, ABC Radio Networks, elected vice chair.

Robin Fenton, standards administrator, The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Exton, Pa., promoted to manager, standards operations.