Fates & Fortunes

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Denise Gough, senior counsel, America Online Inc., Dulles, Va., joins Scripps Networks, Knoxville, Tenn., as director, legal affairs.

At KCET Los Angeles: Bohdan Zachary, director, broadcast and pledge programming, becomes executive director, broadcasting and communications; Karen Robinson Hunte, executive in charge of production, The Tavis Smiley Show, becomes executive director, program development; Noreen Huang, associate producer, A Place of Our Own and Los Niños en Su Casa, KCET's KCEd division, becomes director, government and community relations;Joyce Campbell, executive producer, promoted to executive director, production.

At Central Florida News 13, Orlando, Fla.: Stephen Chavarie, news director, named to the newly created position of director, news programming; Rod Fowler, news director, Bay News 9, Pinellas Park, Fla., named news director.

David Troxel, general manager, Comcast, Florence, Ala., becomes general manager, Central Alabama systems, Tuscaloosa/Gadsden, Ala.

Louise Henry Bryson, executive VP, distribution and affiliate business development, Lifetime Entertainment Services, New York, adds newly created post of executive VP/general manager, Lifetime Movie Network.

Kathleen Polett, director, Midwest sales, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution, Chicago, upped to VP.

Brad Stephens, lead anchor, WOFL Orlando, Fla., joins the KCTV Kansas City, Mo., news team as 4 p.m. anchor and night-side reporter.

Paula Faris, anchor/sports reporter, WCPO Cincinnati, joins WMAQ Chicago in the same capacity effective Oct. 31.

Rick North, principal, New Markets Now, New York, named to the newly created position of VP, international ad sales, AETN International, New York.

Scott Haugenes, senior VP, sales and marketing, ABC Family Channel, Los Angeles/New York, joins Initiative, New York, as senior VP/group director, national broadcast, as well as the advisory committee of Magna Global USA.

Sandra van Berkel, press officer, Suzuki Moto GP Team, Kent, England, appointed account manager, Priority Holland, Amsterdam.

Jay Monahan, executive director, the Deutsche Bank Championship, IMG Worldwide, Norton, Mass., named executive VP, new business development, Fenway Sports Group, Boston.

Michael Collette, CEO, Ucentric Systems, Maynard, Mass., named CEO, Narad Networks Inc., Westford, Mass.

Jay Batista, VP, corporate development, Wegener Corp., Duluth, Ga., appointed director, sales and marketing, Video Communications Inc., Springfield, Mass.