President Barack Obama names Renée James, Intel, to President’s National...

President Barack Obama names Renée James, Intel, to President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee … Sheppard Mullin telecom practice hires for Business Trial practice group in Washington Susan Stith, ex-Texas Public Utility Commission, as special counsel, and Amanda Lanham, ex-Kaye Scholer, as associate … LIN Media Executive Vice President-Television Scott Blumenthal to retire Dec. 31, be succeeded by Vice President Jay Howell, who will have oversight of TV … WWE hires Laura Brevetti, ex-K&L Gates, as senior vice president-general counsel and secretary … Disney names Lisa Berger, ex-E Networks, as ABC executive vice president-alternative series, specials and late-night … Gannett hires Marc Kidd, ex-Outdoor Channel Holdings, as CEO of Captivate Network for digital ads, which is being spun off (see separate report in this issue), and Mark Shapiro, ex-Dick Clark Productions, as chairman … EdgeCast Networks hires John Powers, formerly of eHarmony.com, as chief financial officer; outgoing CFO Mike Kleiman named chief operating officer … Sinclair Broadcast Group director Basil Thomas, 98, died.