Fates & Fortunes

Don Oylear has joined KAJ Kalispell, Mont., as sales manager.

Art Moran, account executive, WTTG Washington D.C., has been promoted to local sales manager.

Bert Gomez, director of federal government relations, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., has joined Univision as VP of government relations. Also at Univision, Tonia O'Connor, executive VP of distribution, Gemstar TV Guide, has joined as executive VP of distribution sales and marketing.

LeslieAnne Wade, VP of communications, CBS Sports, is now senior VP of communications.

Rachael Ruble, morning news anchor, WMTW Portland, has joined KSTW Seattle as digital media account executive.

Paul Bae, director of arts and technical ministries, First Baptist Church of Fair Oaks, has joined KBCW San Francisco as digital media manager.

Guy Kerr, senior VP of law and government/secretary, Belo Corp., has been promoted to executive VP. Also at Belo, Carey Hendrickson, VP of human resources, has been promoted to senior VP/CAO; W. Craig Harper, executive director of technology, has been promoted to VP of technology.

Mark Casey, news director, KPNX Phoenix, has been promoted to VP/news director.

Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor, CBS' The Saturday Early Show, has been promoted to anchor, The Early Show.

Don Schwenneker, meteorologist, WTAE Pittsburgh, has joined WBBM Chicago as weekend meteorologist.

Wilf Dinnick, Middle East correspondent, ABC News, has joined CNN as an international correspondent. Also at CNN, Samson Desta, supervising editor, has been promoted to Abu Dhabi bureau chief.

Megan Reuther, anchor/reporter, KWWL Waterloo, has joined WHO Des Moines as a reporter.

David Reiter, senior broadcast producer, ABC News, has been promoted to executive editorial director.

Maribel Viteri, multicultural marketing manager, Diageo, has joined ESPN Deportes as director of marketing.

Marc Juris, GM, Court TV Networks, has been promoted to executive VP and GM.

Jennifer Yohe, VP of business affairs, Time Warner Cable, has joined Comcast as VP of strategic business procurement.

Nick Lenoci has joined Bright House Networks as VP of business solutions.

Cherie Grobbel, VP of international finance, GameStop, has joined QVC as VP of international finance.

Greg Varhely, director of VOD, Rainbow Media, has been promoted to VP of on-demand/broadband video production and delivery.

David Scott, director of acquisitions and program planning, Tennis Channel, has been promoted to executive director of acquisitions and program planning. Also, Bob Whyley, director of production, has been promoted to coordinating producer.

Tony Colón, independent producer, has joined Tupelo-Honey Productions as executive producer.

Ann Lewis Roberts, VP of development, Buena Vista Productions, has been promoted to senior VP.

Adam Rockmore, VP of marketing and retail, Calphalon, has joined ABC Daytime and SOAPNet as senior VP of marketing.

Audrey Lee, assistant general counsel, Sony Pictures Entertainment, has been promoted to senior VP, distribution and legal affairs group.

Laurel Bernard, senior VP of media and national promotions, Fox Searchlight Films, has been named senior VP of marketing, Fox Broadcasting. Also at Fox, Nick Belperio has been promoted to senior VP of affiliate marketing; Michelle Garry has been promoted to VP of affiliate marketing.

Elizabeth Brooks, executive VP of marketing, GoTV Networks, has joined Real D as CMO.

Terry Brown, senior VP of worldwide technology, Technicolor, has joined Mega Playground as CTO.

Simon McGrath, director of strategy and development, OnDemand Group, has been named CMO of SeaChange.

Walt Ungerer, VP of corporate communications, Vyyo, has been promoted to executive VP of corporate strategy and investor relations.

Christopher Lane, director of production, WETA Washington D.C., has been promoted to VPof engineering and technology.