A 2nd high-ranking exec left Viacom in as many weeks Mon when Betsy Frank left her job as evp, research and planning. Just last week, Nickelodeon pres, Herb Scannell, left after early 2 decades with the company. — Cartoon Network promoted Dawn Lee Williamson to vp, ad sales/marketing. — Harron Comm named Joel Cohen as chmn and James Bruder as pres. The 2 replace longtime chmn/pres Paul Harron, who died in Dec. Bruder is Paul Harron’s nephew. — Sesame Workshop hired Susan Kolar from Oxygen to be evp/CAO. — FSN hired David Leepson as vp, development.

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MSNBC-NBC News Split Dates Set

In a Wednesday editorial call reported on by the trades, MSNBC SVP, Newsgathering Scott Matthews outlined when the cable network will break away from NBC News as part of the Versant spinoff from NBCUniversal.

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