• by November 1, 2000

Every Wednesday, MediaPost brings you the scoop on who's doing what and where in the advertising media world. If you know of someone who's recently changed jobs in the advertising media field or would like to recommend a colleague for a MediaPost spotlight, please email us at people@mediapost.com Headliners this week:

JOSEPH D. ABRUZZESE, DR. ROGER BLACKWELL, PHILIP GUARASCIO, MICHELE JAMES, JOHN NARDONE, KELLY O'DEA and JEFFREY WARSHAW are the new members of the recently formed Media Advisory Board for AdOutlet. Abruzzese currently serves as President, Sales at CBS Television and oversees the network sales for CBS Entertainment, Sports, News, Daytime and Late Night. Dr. Blackwell is a professor of Marketing at Ohio State University. Guarascio most recently served as VP, Advertising and Corporate Marketing for General Motors. James currently serves as VP of Talent Acquisitions at AOL/Time Warner. Nardone is the President, International and Media Worldwide at Modem Media Poppe Tyson. O'Dea presently serves as President at FCB Worldwide. Warshaw is the CEO and Founder at Connoisseur Communications.

VICKI WESTON is the newly appointed Single Copy Sales Director at World Publications. She previously served as Single Copy Sales Manager.

CHRIS NEWMAN, former Sr. Account Executive with Eastman Radio at Katz Radio Group Company, has been named Southwest Sales Manager at XDRIVE.com.

BOB MARSH, VP, Sponsor Development for Zap Me! Corporation has left the company to pursue other endeavors. He has been responsible for building the Zap Me! education oriented sponsorship model and for Key/Strategic Account Development.

PETER WEST MENGES has been named Sr. VP, Integrated Marketing and Media for Cendant Corporation. Prior to joining Cendant, Menges was Sr. VP of Fastwired.

DAKOTA SULLIVAN has been named VP of Marketing for LookSmart. Before joining LookSmart, Sullivan was Sr. VP, Associate Creative Director at Ryan, Drossman, MARC, New York.

MANNIE JACKSON has been elected to True North Communications' Board of Directors. Since 1993, Jackson has been Chairman and majority owner of the Harlem Globetrotters, where he has been responsible for orchestrating its impressive turnaround and expanding its international presence.

SUSAN SEWELL has been promoted from Director, Media Relations to VP, Media Relations, Network Communications at ABC Inc.

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