World Fishing Network named Outdoor Channel President & CEO JIM LIBERATORE to the same position, succeeding KIM CARVER. Liberatore also will continue his role with Outdoor Channel (WFN)....New Mexico State Univ. named Southern Illinois AD MARIO MOCCIA to the same position, beginning Jan. 5. Moccia, a NMSU alum, will see his contract “run through Dec. 31, 2019," and it is "worth $240,000 annually.” Moccia spent the last eight years at SIU and will replace MCKINLEY BOSTON, who is stepping down on Dec. 31 “after nearly 10 years” at NMSU (LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS, 11/25)....The Brewers promoted Senior Graphic Designer JEFF HARDING to Dir of Creative & Design, Senior Manager of Ticket Sales CHRIS KIMBALL to Dir of Group Ticket Sales and Manager of Suite Services TAI PAULS to Dir of Brewers Enterprises (Brewers)....Georgia Tech IMG Marketing named UCF IMG Sports Marketing GM DAVE BOUTEILLER to the same position, while the Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham’s Blazer IMG Sports Marketing named Louisiana Tech Sports Properties GM MASON ELLENBERGER to the same position (THE DAILY)....The A’s named Cardinals Dir of Scouting DAN KANTROVITZ Assistant GM (A’s).
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