People Watch

Comcast
Reg Griffin to VP-communications and community affairs, Southern division, from director of communications, Southern division.

Comedy Central
Doug Herzog will return to the network as president in May, replacing Larry Divney, who is retiring; Herzog will be leaving his post as president of USA Network.

Court TV
Jennifer Buzzelli to senior director of international distribution and co-production, from part-time consultant in international distribution.

Discovery Networks
Kristin Brown to VP-talent relations, strategy and development. Bryan Hughes will replace Brown as VP-communications.

EWTN
Brady Grant to regional marketing manager, Canada, from industrial partner for Faith Expressions.

HBO
Tom Woodbury to EVP-business affairs and legal, sales and network operations, from SVP and chief counsel, U.S. networks, for HBO.

IFC
Robert Davis to VP-technology and production, IFC Digital Media and World Picks, from consultant for Gartner Inc.

Insight Communications
Dan DeYoung to district VP, Lexington, Ky., from director of business operations for Comcast's Savannah, Ga., system. N. Scott Behn to district VP, Rockford, Ill., from SVP for Lazer Communications Inc./Three-Sixty Networks in St. Cloud, Minn.

MTV Networks
Ian V. Rowe to VP-public affairs and strategic partnerships; he previously worked at the White House as director of strategy and performance measurement for USA Freedom Corps. Carolyn Everson to director of advertising sales for mtvU, from VP-classified sales for Primedia.

RCH Cable Outsourcing Services
E.J. Glaser to director of client services, Midwest region, from corporate VP of marketing for Charter.

SCTE
Mark E. Laubach to senior member status; Laubach, an SCTE member since 1996, is the CEO of Broadband Physics.

Starz Encore Group
Jerry Maglio to EVP-marketing; since 1991 he has headed Maglio & Assoc. Ann Ivancie to VP-marketing campaign management, from senior director, affiliate marketing.

Turner Network Sales
John Harran to director of new business development, from director of business development for N2 Broadband.

TV Guide Television Group
Mitch Miller to VP-on-demand product management, from corporate senior director for VOD/PPV for Charter. Sheldon Rabinowitz to SVP-finance and business development, from SVP-finance for the ABC Entertainment Television Group.

Walter Kaitz Foundation
Debbie A. Smith to executive director of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, from SVP, director of diversity for Allfirst Financial Inc.

Weather Channel
Reta J. Peery to VP-legal and deputy general counsel, from VP and deputy general counsel for Turner Entertainment Group.

WICT
The Greater Texas Chapter of Women in Cable and Telecommunications announced its officers and board members for 2004: chapter president, Joan Berler, president, Berler Marketing Group; chapter vice president, Sarah Gustashaw, senior director of finance, Comcast Dallas; treasurer Laine Williams, human resource director, Goodman Networks; secretary, Willie Kelling, area marketing manager, Comcast; and membership chair Irish Sallier, director of inbound sales and billing, Comcast.