Bob Ratcliffe retires as FCC Media...

Bob Ratcliffe retires as FCC Media Bureau deputy chief … Information Technology Industry Council hires Duncan Neasham, ex-office of Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., as communications director … Microsoft hires Preston McAfee, ex-Google, as chief economist … Cox Business names as vice presidents Jeff Breaux, ex-Sprint, to help oversee west region sales and operations, and promotes Hyman Sukiennik for east region sales and operations.

21st Century Fox hires Beth Miyares, ex-CBS Television Studios, returning to Fox Broadcasting, where she becomes senior vice president-drama development & programming, and Fox Broadcasting hires Conor Welch, ex-Funny or Die website, as vice president-comedy development & programming, as Greg Drebin, ex-Warner Bros., hired as senior vice president-worldwide marketing, Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution … Hearst Television hires Cary Pahigian, ex-Saga Communications, as president and general manager of Baltimore’s WBAL(AM) and WIYY(FM), succeeding Edward Kiernan, retiring.