Joel Cheatwood, VP, news, joins as weekend meteorologist. Val Maki, GSM, WCDJ-FM Boston, WSVN-TV Miami, named senior VP, Mark Pettinger, general assign- joins WKQX-FM Chicago in same ca- Sunbeam Television Corporation, ment reporter, KTSM-TV El Paso, pacity. there. Tex., joins WAVE-TV Louisville, Appointments at WASH-FM Wash- Ky., in same capacity. ington: John Steele, production direc- Appointments at KRON-TV San tor, named midday personality; Francisco: Doug McConnell, host. Kevin Kelly, director, news, pub- lic affairs, WTRG-FM Raleigh, N ,C., Randi Martin, announcer, WMGF-FM The Discovery Channel's The Ad- Orlando, Fla., joins as afternoon joins WLFL-TV there as news director. venturers, Bethesda, Md., joins as en- drive announcer. vironmental reporter/host, Bav Erv Coppi, host, Movie Theater, Area Backroads\ Henry Tenenbaum, Ron Aaron, morning drive talk WUSi-Tv OIney, 111., retires. feature reporter, named entertain- show host, KTSA(AM) San Antonio, ment reporter; Debra Chambers, ac- Mike Cavender, news director, Tex., joins WOAI(AM) there as after- counting manager, named control- WTSP-TV St. Petersburg/Tampa, noon drive talk show host. Joel Cheatwood Henry Tenenbaum Al Holzer Vicki Stearn Krista Van Lewen Sunbeam KRON-TV KRON-TV Discovery Comm. Inc. Discovery Comm. Inc. ler; Al Holzer, news director, named named VP, news. Spencer Shiftman, sales agent, VP, news programing, creative ser- Daum Commercial Real Estate, Los vices; Mark Murray, director, fi- RADIO Angeles, joins Christal Radio there nance, business affairs, named VP, as account executive. finance business; Jan Van Der Appointments at Shamrock Broad- Kristin Farrell, media buyer/su- Voort, VP, human resources, as- casting, Burbank, Calif.: Eddie Es- pervisor, Bozell, Dallas, joins Banner sumes additional responsibilities for serman, GM, WFOX-FM Gaines- Radio there as account executive. MIS, traffic. ville, Ga., named VP/GM, KNEW(AM)- Sandy Giftos, account administra- KSAN-FM San Francisco and KABL- Steve Keeley, anchor/general as- tor, Event Marketing Strategies, AM-FM Oakland, Calif.; J.D. signment reporter, WGRZ-TV Buffalo, Northbrook, 111., joins Banner Ra- Freeman, GM, KMLE FM Phoenix, N.Y., joins WKYC-TV Cleveland as dio, Chicago, as account executive. Ariz., named VP/GM, KLAC(AM)- general assignment reporter. KZLA-FM Los Angeles. Jennifer Haynes, senior account Rick Schwartz, sales manager, executive, Christal Radio, New York, Gregory Webster Moore, pro- Katz Continental Televison, West sta- named co-manager. gram director, WKSF-FM Asheville, tion group, Los Angeles, named N.C., named program director, national sales manager. Mike Johnson, GM, WOLZFM Heritage Broadcasting Group, Inc., Fon Myers, Fla., resigns. Andia Levy, account executive, there. Margeoteos, Fertitta & Weiss, New Bob Vistocky, VP/GM, KHIH FM York, joins People Finders Inc. Boulder, joins KSFO<AM)-KYA-FM San there as producer. Francisco in same capacity. Chuck Gerber, VP, special pro- Stephen Cohen, executive produc- Donna Gamblin, GSM, WYHY FM jects, OCC (formerly Ohlmeyer Com- er, Court TV, New York, joins WGRZ- Lebanon, Tenn., joins WGAR-FM munications Company), Los Ange- TV Buffalo, N.Y., as presi- Cleveland as national sales manag- les, named executive VP. dent/GM. er. Vicki Stearn, senior manager, Appointments at WFLA-TV Tampa: George (Butch) Simon, account communications department, Discov- Forrest Carr, managing editor, ery Communications, Bethesda, KMOL-TV San Antonio, Tex., joins executive, WOLZ-FM Fort Myers, Fla., Md., named director. as assistant news director; Katherine named GSM. Green, producer, news, WNBC-TV Wendy Wohlman, sales assistant, Krista Van Lewen, manager, New York, joins as executive produc- McGavren Guild Radio, New York, communications department, Discov- er. news; Gregory Fields, morning named sales associate, BBDO Ac- ery Communications, Bethesda, meteorologist, KETK-TV Tyler, Tex., count Management Team, there. Md., named senior manager. .