Fates & Fortunes

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Michael Brickey, general sales manager, WDKY Lexington, Ky., promoted to general manager.

Jim Sciutto, foreign correspondent, ABC News, appointed senior foreign correspondent.

Lisa Salters, correspondent, ESPN, named primary sideline reporter for ABC Sports' primetime coverage of fall college football.

Melanie Sanders, 5 p.m. anchor, WNCN Raleigh, N.C., has been promoted to main anchor. She will also co-anchor the 6, 7 and 11 p.m. newscasts.

Emily Lopez, reporter, WTVD Durham, N.C., has moved to KDFW Dallas in the same capacity.

Nichelle Medina, co-anchor, morning news, KFMB San Diego, promoted to weekday noon anchor.

Robert Maxwell, reporter, Toronto 1, joins WFTV Orlando, Fla., as reporter/anchor.

Peggy Lee, reporter, WJCL Savannah, Ga., will be joining WJZ Baltimore as a reporter.

Toya Washington, co-anchor, 6 p.m. newscast, WISN Milwaukee, adds responsibilities as co-anchor, 5 and 10 p.m.

Dave Sanders, general manager, Comcast Tri-State System, promoted to VP/general manager.

Glen Freyer, developer/producer, Twentieth Television's Fox Lab, named VP, non-fiction series development, Court TV, New York.

Barbara Steele, producer, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, named multiplatform producer, Lime, New York.

Nate Kirtman, manager of marketing communications, GE Aviation, Cincinnati, named to the newly created position of VP, publicity, NBC Universal Television Group.

Alan Klein, VP, integrated partnerships, IFC, New York, promoted to senior VP, partnerships and licensing.

Brendan Zauner, director of sales, Asia, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, Hollywood, Calif., promoted to VP of sales, Asia.

John McAdams, account executive, Clear Channel Traffic, Chicago, named regional director of sales, Midwest, Clear Channel Radio Sales.

Janie Druker-Knight, account manager, KISS 108(FM) Boston, moves to WMJX(FM) Boston as senior account manager.

Stacey Goldfaden, account executive, ABC Radio Networks, named senior director, western sales.

Julie Chin, assistant news director, KGO(AM) San Francisco, named news director, KNX(AM) Los Angeles.

Thomas Nolan, account executive, NRC Broadcasting, appointed general sales manager, Entravision's KMXA(AM), KJMN(FM) and KXPK(FM) Denver.

Dan Halyburton, senior VP/general manager, group operations, Susquehanna Radio Corp., Indianapolis, joins Emmis, New York, as senior VP.

Jill Loehr, senior account executive, Rhea & Kaiser Marketing Communications, Naperville, Ill., named account supervisor, Bader Rutler & Associates, Milwaukee.

Dale Everett, freelance creative director and supervising producer, Troika, Hollywood, named full-time creative director.

At MPG North America, New York: Ellen Comley, managing director, MPG's Boston office, adds executive VP to her title; Lisa Delio, local broadcast director, promoted to executive VP/managing director, local broadcast.

Curtis Schmidt, freelance editor, named staff editor, Crush Editorial, Santa Monica, Calif.

Benjamin Tatta, senior VP/general manager, interactive marketing and studios division, GSI Commerce, King of Prussia, Pa., named senior VP, business development, Rainbow Advertising Sales Corp., New York.

Maria Sacino, research director, HRP, New York, joins Eagle Television Sales, New York, as research manager.

Natasha Fishman, director, retail strategy, Sesame Workshop, appointed VP, retail development, HIT Entertainment, New York.