MediaCom U.S., has promoted KRIS COONTZ to president of Grey Entertainment and MediaCom Los Angeles, from executive vice president, entertainment marketing. KAREN BLOORE, former senior vice president, entertainment marketing, succeeds Coontz as executive vice president, entertainment marketing. Coontz, a 15-year veteran in the advertising/entertainment industry, will be responsible for managing all operations for two divisions in California: Grey Entertainment and MediaCom Los Angeles. In addition, he will continue to lead the Warner Bros. account.

Hill, Holliday announced that WILMA EPSTEIN has joined the agency’s New York office as EVP chief media & integration officer. For more than 10 years, Epstein held a variety of senior level positions at Ogilvy & Mather in New York, where she was most recently a senior partner and director of strategy & media development on the global IBM account.

Stand-Up Comedy Television, a 24-hour cable network set to launch in January 2005, announced today that GARRY MARSHALL has joined the network’s Creative Advisory Council (CAC). Council members will advise Stand-Up Comedy Television on the comedic and entertainment direction of the network in a quarterly review process and have the opportunity to create, produce and/or star in their own programming concepts, which will air on Stand-Up Comedy Television.

Meredith Corporation announced that CAROL CAMPBELL has been named director of strategic alliances for More magazine, a new position. Campbell, who has been More’s publisher since 2001, will be responsible for developing and extending the More franchise into new platforms, including events and other media. Additionally, Meredith Corporation named JOHN S. ZIESER vice president/corporate development. Zieser will lead a newly-created area focused on growing the company’s footprint in and adjacent to its current media business. Zieser is currently Meredith’s general counsel and vice president/corporate services with responsibilities for the Legal, Human Resources, Corporate Communications and Government Relations functions. He will …

PAT SWINDLE has joined Draft Chicago, as senior vice president and group strategy director. She will be working on such clients as DeVry University, PACCAR, and the United States Postal Service, while aiding business development.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. named JASON WILBERDING as director of sales of the SBS radio cluster in Los Angeles, California. Wilberding will be responsible for maximizing sales revenue of all four SBS FM stations in LA, including KLAX-FM, KXOL-FM and KZAB-FM/KZBA-FM. Since 1998, he has held a number of management positions with Viacom/Infinity’s KTWV-FM including national sales manager, local sales manager, and most recently general sales manager.

BRAD SULEWSKI has joined Transcendigital LTD, a full-service digital marketing agency, as internet developer and project manager. He will work with the agency's top-tier clients to accomplish their digital marketing objectives and will further the development of Transcendigital's proprietary software applications SiteHawkT and RedOwlT.

Di Zinno Thompson, a full-service advertising agency, promoted TAMMY HAUGHEY from general manager to president. Haughey will be responsible for the overall management of the agency's day-to-day operations and resources. In addition, she will focus on client planning and development, new business initiatives and cultivating strategic community relationships.

THOMAS CAPATO, former Real Media and 24/7 Real Media senior vice president of sales, has joined icrossing as its senior vice president of sales. icrossing’s Board of Directors recently announced plans to expand, with sales representation anticipated in California, Texas, Atlanta, Miami, Chicago, and New England. Capato will be responsible for building this team and managing icrossing’s revenue growth nationwide, and eventually taking it overseas.

JOSH COHEN has joined Reuters.com as director, business development. Cohen's primary responsibility will be to build Reuters.com's audience through existing and new co-branded partnerships. Most recently, Cohen spent nearly five years at SmartMoney.com.