SFGT, Philadelphia, has hired ALEC KING as management supervisor, on agency-wide internal operations and on new business. King joins SFGT from Kanter Int’l., LLC, Philadelphia, where she was president/agency group. Previously, King was director of marketing at Carton Donofrio Partners, Baltimore, managing new business.

HEATHER NAUERT has been named a correspondent for ABC News. Prior to joining ABC News, Nauert reported for Fox News Channel covering breaking news on a daily basis. 

HELEN GRIFFIN has been appointed the new Family Friendly programming forum coordinator for the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). In this position she will serve as a liaison between the four committees that comprise the ANA’s Family Friendly Program Forum.

Giant Ideas has promoted STAN MUSCHWECK to president. Muschweck has been with Giant for two years and previously served as executive vice president. Former president and founder BRYAN K. WARD will now serve as chief executive officer and executive creative director.

Russell Research announced that ERIC HUNTER has joined the market research firm as director of qualitative services to establish a qualitative market research practice within the firm.

Hill, Holliday Hispanic has named GEORGIA RUIZ-TORRES as management supervisor in the agency's Miami office. Ruiz-Torres will lead the Hispanic marketing efforts for the CVS/Pharmacy business and work to grow new business efforts. Prior to joining Hill, Holliday Hispanic, Ruiz-Torres served as brand development director for OPUS7 in New York.

TransWorld Media has promoted JACK SPILBERG to sales development manager.

VAUGHN MORRISON, most recently news director for Fox Sports Net, has been named vice president, production for TV Guide SPOT. FRED POSTON, previously vice president, production operations for ABC Family, was named vice president, production operations for TV Guide SPOT. Morrison oversees the creative production process and is responsible for developing and extending the consumer experience across multiple platforms. Poston is responsible for managing internal operations for TV Guide SPOT including establishing an operational infrastructure.

TACODA has added SEAN FINNEGAN, U.S. director for OMD Digital and ROBERT DESENA, managing director at Mars Direct (Masterfoods USA), to the company’s board of advisors.

LAUREN WIENER has been promoted to vice president of Meredith Interactive. She served as the managing director of sales and marketing since July 2003.