Florida Public Service Commission elects Commissioner Art Graham as chairman for two-year term starting Jan. 2, succeeding Ronald Brise, who will be a commissioner in term ending Jan. 1, 2018 … News Corp. hires Jim Kennedy, ex-Sony Corp. of America, as chief communications officer, to be effective Monday … Outdoor Channel promotes Jason Brist to executive vice president-advertising sales … In Viacom combination of Viacom Media Networks Music and Entertainment Ad Sales to have one group dealing with TV, digital and mobile sales, former senior vice presidents-digital ad sales take new roles while remaining SVPs, with Melanie Dimemmo for digital video sales, Sarah Iooss, partnerships and client strategy, and Sharon Silverstein, multiplatform studio ad sales … Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions elects Stephen Bye, Sprint, chairman of board, and Marian Croak, AT&T Labs, first vice chairwoman.

Tribune Co. hires David Giambruno, ex-Revlon, as senior vice president-chief information officer … Delivery Agent hires Michael Novelly, ex-Discover Books, as chief financial officer of interactive TV firm … Advanced Television Systems Committee elections include John Godfrey, Samsung, rejoining for three-year term starting in January after an earlier term ended a year ago, and Wayne Luplow, LG Electronics, also rejoins, representing IEEE.

International Datacasting Corp. promotes Steven Archambault to chief financial officer, as outgoing CFO Rick Clements continues at company until Jan. 31, available to IDC on consulting basis afterwards, as Steeve Huin, ex-Irdeto, hired as vice president-products … CBS Radio hires Alan Blum, formerly at Re:Vision, as vice president-branded content solutions, new position, and promotes Jennifer Morelli to vice president-integrated marketing … Shaw Communications President Peter Bissonnette postpones retirement to December 2015, adds responsibility for regulatory and government affairs, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jay Mehr gets newly created role for operating and customer-facing elements and keeps responsibility for information technology and other areas, and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer Steve Wilson expands duties to include responsibility for financial, legal, corporate development and ventures and strategic planning.

IDT founder Howard Jonas to step down as CEO when employment agreement expires Dec. 31, will remain chairman, as board elevates Shmuel Jonas to CEO.

Office of FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel hires Clint Odom, ex-office of Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., as policy director … XO Communications hires Christopher Ancell, ex-CoreSite Realty, as CEO, to be effective Monday … Datalink promotes Shawn O'Grady to chief operating officer, new position at data center infrastructure company … Danna MacKenzie, information systems expert for Cook County, Minn., named by Gov. Mark Dayton as executive director of new state Office of Broadband Development.

Sinclair hires Rebecca Hanson, ex-FCC Media Bureau, as senior vice president-strategy and policy, to oversee new Washington office, effective Jan. 2 … Cincinnati Bell promotes David Heimbach to chief operating officer … Equinix hires Karl Strohmeyer, ex-Level 3, as president, Americas … Metropolitan Indianapolis Public Broadcasting board elects: Yvonne Shaheen, ex-Long Electric, chairwoman; Eric Gillispie, Mays Chemical, vice chairman; Lloyd Wright, WFYI Public Media, which the board oversees, president; Michael Heaton, Katz Sapper, treasurer; and Allen Wright, PNC Wealth Management, secretary.

Appointed to FCC positions by Chairman Tom Wheeler: Shannon Gilson, ex-White House, hired as communications director and head of Office of Media Relations; Jonathan Chambers promoted to Office of Strategic Planning chief, after holding job on acting basis; Gary Epstein, who remains Incentive Auctions Task force chairman, named special adviser to Wheeler on the auctions; and John Leibovitz, who remains deputy Wireless Bureau chief, named special adviser to Wheeler on spectrum policy … Office of FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn confirms hiring Adonis Hoffman, ex-management consultant and communications lawyer who remains adjunct professor at Georgetown University, as chief of staff and senior legal adviser-media.

Raycom’s Wayne Daugherty, executive vice president and chief operating officer, retiring, effective Dec. 31 … In realigning Advanced Solutions Organization in combining ForHealth and Public Sector teams into new Education team, AT&T expands responsibilities of Jim Bugel to run it as vice president-government, education and medical/public safety in AT&T Business Solutions … Calient Technologies promotes Jag Setlur to chief operating officer, new position at the optical circuit switching technology company, where he remains chief financial officer … Peak 10 in management realignment promotes Allen Skipper to chief commercial officer of data center company … Lobbyist registrations: Application Developers Alliance, Winn Strategies, effective Oct. 21 … Cyber Cities, Arent Fox, effective Oct. 2 … NAB, Gephardt Group Government Affairs, effective Oct. 21 … Disney, Clark Lytle, effective Oct. 1.

Cellular network extender technology firm 5BARz International elects as chairman Gil Amelio, who recently stepped down from AT&T board … National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates elects to one-year term: Lewis Mills, Missouri Public Counsel, president; Robert Nelson, Montana Consumer Counsel, vice president; Michelle Beck, Utah Office of Consumer Services, treasurer; and J.R. Kelly, Florida Public Counsel, secretary.

New in office of FCC Commissioner Mike O'Rielly: previous Wireless Bureau Mobility Division Assistant Chief Erin McGrath as acting legal adviser for wireless; previous Wireline Bureau Telecom Access Policy Division Deputy Chief Amy Bender as acting legal adviser for wireline; and from Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau are both Susan Fisenne as acting confidential assistant and Brittany Gomes as acting staff assistant … Waller Capital Partners hires Richard Juarez, ex-Morgan Joseph TriArtisan, as managing director to lead cloud and software-as-a-service sectors, based in communication brokerage’s new San Francisco office … Arris Senior Vice President-Strategic Market Development Sandy Howe now also runs the company’s marketing and communications … Harmonic hires Frank Montalto, ex-Cisco, as regional vice president-North American cable and telco, and Spencer Hodson, also ex-Cisco, as vice president-sales strategy, operations and enablement … Viaccess-Orca video content protection firm hires Chem Assayag, ex-OpenTV, as executive vice president-sales … Univision promotes Lourdes Torres to vice president-regional news and director-special projects, Univision News … WTA adds Darby McCarty, Smithville Communications, to board.