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Leticia Garcia, account manager, KWHY Los Angeles, promoted to local sales manager.

Neil Ungerleider, assistant news director, WCVB Boston, named to the newly created position of manager, WCVB Digital and Multimedia.

Kevin Walsh, general sales manager, KMAX Sacramento, Calif., promoted to VP/director, sales, KOVR/KMAX Sacramento.

Amber Stelzer, regional account executive, KSTW Seattle, promoted to national sales manager.

Tom Canedo, general sales manager, WUPA Atlanta, promoted to VP/station manager/director of sales.

At Comcast Southern Division: Ellen Rosson, division VP, “Think Customer First” program, named VP/general manager, Comcast systems in Huntsville and Florence, Ala., and Tupelo and Corinth, Miss.; Tim Stotler, senior manager, security, promoted to director of security.

At NBC Universal: In Cable Entertainment sales, New York: Susan Malfa, senior VP, ad sales, Court TV, joins as VP, ad sales, Bravo; David Epstein, senior VP, ad sales, Court TV, joins as VP, planning, NBCU cable entertainment. In Business Affairs, Burbank, Calif.: Rick Olshansky, executive VP, Business Affairs, NBCU TV Studio, named executive VP, NBCU Network & Studio Business Affairs; Beth Roberts, executive VP, Business Affairs, NBCU Entertainment and Cable Entertainment Divisions, named executive VP, NBCU Cable Entertainment Business Affairs, Digital and New Business Development. Promoted to senior VP, NBCU TV Business Affairs: Jeremy Adell, VP, Business Affairs, NBCU TV Studio; Craig Kurland, VP, Business Affairs, NBCU TV Studio; Masami Yamamoto, VP, Business Affairs, NBC Entertainment.

Heather Symmes, director of affiliate marketing, Gospel Music Channel, Atlanta, appointed director of MSO marketing strategy, Turner Network Sales, Atlanta.

Jason Klarman, senior VP, marketing and brand strategy, Bravo, New York, promoted to executive VP, marketing and digital.

E! Networks’ E! and Style: Julie Nemeth, director, production services, promoted to VP, production services; Joanne Bornstein, executive in charge of production, E! Studios, named VP, production management.

Len Amato, president, Spring Creek Productions, named senior VP, HBO Films, New York.

Eric Conrad, marketing and sales manager, Major League Baseball, joins ESPN Deportes, Bristol, Conn., as director of programming and acquisitions.

At Showtime Networks: Ken Kay, VP/ general manager, Direct-to-Home, promoted to senior VP/general manager, affiliate sales, Eastern Zone; Anne Droste named senior VP/general manager, affiliate sales, Western Zone.

Ryan Craig, director, programming, KSTW Seattle, joins Program Partners as director, research/sales representative.

Terry Holmstrom, VP, promotions and marketing, ABC Cable Networks Group, named VP, client activation, Rainbow Advertising Sales’ new multiplatform sales division.

Sergei Kuharsky, executive VP, sales and marketing, In Demand Networks, joins Food Network as general manager.

At Sundance Channel: Lisa Ellenbogen, director, consumer marketing, promoted to VP;Todd Peters, formerly with Outside magazine, joins as director of sponsorship sales; Jaime Przekop, formerly with Nickelodeon, named sales marketing manager; Christina Dowdell, formerly with Rainbow, joins as director, affiliate marketing and VOD; Greg Vuono, affiliate marketing coordinator, promoted to supervisor, affiliate marketing and VOD; Laura Giacolone, manager, marketing, promoted to director, consumer marketing.

Tara Lynn Wagner, anchor/reporter, Valley News Live, RNN, joins NY1 News as anchor, Your New Jersey News Now.

At WCVB Boston: David Brown, staff meteorologist, named co-anchor, EyeOpener newscast; Mike Wankum, chief meteorologist, WLVI Cambridge, Mass., named meteorologist, weekend EyeOpener newscast.

Trish Regan, correspondent, CBS News, joins CNBC as general assignment reporter.

Lauren Cohn, weekend anchor, WCAU Philadelphia, returns to WFLD Chicago as co-anchor, 10 p.m. weeknight newscast.

Amber Theoharis, host, CBS Radio/former weekend sports anchor, WBFF Baltimore, named sideline reporter, Baltimore Orioles, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, and host, Ravens Extra.

Jessica Morkert, reporter, KATV Little Rock, Ark., joins KOIN Portland, Ore., in the same capacity.

Stanley Katz, founder, SMK Associates Inc., joins Eloda Corp., Montreal, as VP, U.S. Operations and Technology, overseeing the company’s new U.S. Operations Center in Parsippany, N.J.

Denis Cyr, director, sales, Sono Video Inc., Montreal, joins Ross Video as regional sales manager, Eastern Canada.

Shari Yoder Doherty, senior director, marketing, Danger Inc., appointed to the newly created position of executive director, marketing & communications, Grouper Sausalito, Calif.

Fernanda Fares, of WTVJ/WSCV Miami, joins MEC Bravo, the Hispanic-media communications division of Mediaedge:cia, as senior manager, consumer insights, a newly created position based in Miami.

ANN MARIE DUMAIS, VP, Nielsen Ventures, named senior VP, sales and marketing.

CHRIS WILSON, president/COO, Simmons Market Research, named president, Experian Research Services, Deerfield Beach, Fla.

Jana L. Henthorn, VP, programs and education, The Cable Center, Denver, promoted to senior VP, programs and education.

ALYSSA GREINER, of MediaLink’s corporate client sales group, joins News Broadcast Network, New York, as senior consultant, client services.