TechNet names Angela O'Connor, ex-New England Power Generators Association, executive director-New England operations.
Gannett names Mary Murcko, ex-Rodale, president of sales … New members of Association of Public TV Stations board: Roger Gose, Central Wyoming Community College; Allan Pizzato, Alabama Public TV; Landri Taylor, Rocky Mountain PBS … Crown Media Family Networks names Cheryl Grimley, ex-Viacom, vice president-advertising sales, Western region … New Interactive Advertising Bureau board members: Chairman Peter Naylor, NBCUniversal; John Alderman, Slate Group; Joe Apprendi, Collective; Jean-Paul Colaco, Hulu; Joan Gillman, Time Warner Cable; Walker Jacobs, Turner Broadcasting; Michael Keriakos, Everyday Health; Wayne Powers, Yahoo; Denise Warren, New York Times; Grant Whitmore, Hearst Magazines … Lobbyist Registrations: Crown Castle, Carmen Group, effective Feb. 22.
New structure at NPR: Kinsey Wilson promoted to executive vice president-chief content officer; Margaret Low Smith promoted to senior vice president-news … Karen Brodkin promoted to executive vice president-business and legal affairs, Fox Sports Media Group … Julian Brodsky, Comcast, joins SCTE Foundation board.
Ex-Rep. Susan Molinari, R-N.Y., joins Google Washington office as vice president of public policy and government relations for the Americas … Comcast promotes William Strahan to executive vice president-human resources, Comcast Cable … New positions at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia: Gael Towey becomes chief integration and creative director; Kerry Tucker promoted to senior vice president-partner marketing … Nexstar Broadcasting names Arika Zink, ex-Four Points Media Group, vice president-general manager of WEHT-TV Evansville, Ind., and Mission Broadcasting’s WTVW-TV, replacing Mike Smith, retiring.
Discovery Fit & Health names Laura Giacalone, ex-Planet Green, vice president-marketing.
Discovery names Courtney Menzel, ex-MTV, senior vice president-domestic distribution … New MobiTV board members: Steven Goodbarn, Secure64 Software, and William Morrow, Clearwire.
Gina Bianchini, Mighty Software, joins Scripps Networks Interactive board … Lobbyist Registrations: Sony, Brownstein Hyatt, effective Jan. 1 … TVG Network, Clark Lytle, effective Feb. 13.
Comcast promotes Cathy Avgiris to executive vice president-general manager, data and communications services … AMC Networks promotions: Meg Bogdan to vice president-legal and business affairs; Aileen Brophy to vice president-legal and affiliate sales; Madhu Goel to vice president-legal and business affairs … New at MPAA: Ex-consultant Alex Swartsel, director-global policy; Brian Cohen, ex-Immigration & Customs Enforcement, director-external state government affairs; Lauren Pastarnack, ex-Senate Judiciary Committee staffer, director-government affairs; Kate Bedingfield, ex-White House, director-strategic communications … John Grabner, ex-Cisco, becomes Exalt Communications vice president-engineering.
Sal Maniaci, ex-TV Land, becomes Nickelodeon Group senior vice president-event and original programming … LIN TV promotes Michael Kelly to vice president-sales … Mark Burdett, ex-Baltimore Ravens, named president-general manager, WUSA-TV Washington, D.C.
ESPN promotes Jamie Horowitz to vice president-original programming and production … Bravo Media promotes Maria Laino DeLuca to vice president-trade marketing.