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BACK9 NETWORK

Robert Abbott has joined Hart ford, Conn.-based golf lifestyle network Back9Networks executive vice president, product ion and content development. He comes from ESPN, where he was senior coordinating producer of content development.

CBS SPORTS

Bess Barnes was named vice president, college sports programming at CBS Sports. She had been director, programming and acquisitions.

GOLF CHANNEL

Golf Channel has tapped Israel DeHerrera as supervising producer, teases and features. The sports-production veteran has worked in a variety of roles at NBC Sports, HBO, ESPN, ABC and Versus.

Also, Jeff Neubarth was named coordinating producer for Golf Channel morning show Morning Drive. He had been a freelance producer and associate director on various ESPN productions.

Finally, David Piccolo advanced to vice president, creative director at Golf; and Joanne Chiang DeHerrera was tapped as production manager for the network’s Original Productions division.

REVSHARE

Media Properties Holdings, parent of REVShare, has elevated Shannon Nelson to senior vice president, ad sales and sales development, REVShare; Sean King to senior vice president, network sales, media operations and distribution, REVShare; and Preston Haglin to chief operating officer, Media Properties Holdings, and president, Lead Generation Technologies.

SHOTOKU

John T. O’Keefe was named vice president, sales and marketing, at Shotoku Broadcast Systems, a Torrance, Calif.-based maker of advanced manual and robotic camera support products. He comes from Panasonic Systems Communications, where he was an area partner/ sales manager.

TURNER

Michael Luizzi was elevated to senior vice president, Technology and Operations for U.S. Network Operations at Turner Broadcasting System. He had been VP, broadcast operations at Turner since 2008.

Also, Lisa Hyams was upped to senior vice president, network partnerships for U.S. Network Operations. She had been VP, network partnerships, U.S. Network Operations.

UNIVISION

Jonathan Schwartz has been named general counsel at Spanish-language media company Univision Communications. He had been managing director and general counsel for JP Morgan’s Investment Bank.

VERIA LIVING

Health and wellness programmer Veria Living has named David Cooper as senior vice president of sales and head of advertising, based in New York. He comes from The Wasserman Media Group, where he was senior VP, strategy and investment.

VIACOM

Wade Davis has been named chief financial officer at Viacom. He was executive vice president, strategy and corporate development.

DID YOU KNOW?

Robert Abbott was a co-creator of ESPN’s Emmy Award-winning multi-themed primetime newsmagazine series E:60.

DID YOU KNOW?

Wade Davis co-founded AdvancePath Academics, which operates technologybased centers to educate high-school dropouts.