Hitched, Hatched, Hired

Inside the industry’s celebrations and news

2023-01-27 -

Anniversaries

Actor Anthony

Marciona and husband Joseph Lo Bue,a former Macy’s executive buyer, celebrated a 25th anniversary vow renewal Dec. 31 at the top of the Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs.

Births

Actors Erin Carufel

and Scott Connors

welcomed daughter Presley Rose Yusah on Nov. 17 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank.

Congrats

Alex Garcia joined Get Me Out Productions as senior vp development and content licensing Jan. 19.

Former Wall Street Journal CMO Suzi Watford was tapped as senior vp and chief growth officer for SiriusXM on Jan. 17.

Rafael Macias joined Universal Products and Experiences as executive vp global commercial officer of consumer products Jan. 23.

Walter Hamada’s new 18hz Productions added Nathan Samdahl as senior vp and Nick Romano as creative executive Jan. 17.

Former Scripps Networks Interactive boss Kenneth Lowe was named to the Warner Bros. Discovery board, effective April 2.

Bill Weinstein was appointed CEO of the Verve agency Jan. 18.

Hallmark Media hired Emily Powers as executive vp streaming and digital platforms Jan. 17 and Stefanie Nimick as senior vp portfolio content distribution and platform marketing Jan. 23.

Josephine Vaccarello

was promoted to executive vp live for Madison Square Garden Entertainment on Jan. 19.

Deaths

Sandra Seacat, the actress and acting coach who taught the likes of Laura Dern, Mickey Rourke, Isabella Rossellini, Andrew Garfield and

Michelle Williams, died Jan. 17 in Santa Monica. She was 86.

Deborah Barak,

the CBS business executive who helped shape deals for the Grammys, Survivor and the CBS All Access platform, died Jan. 21 of cancer in Studio City. She was 65.

Donn Cambern, the film editor who worked on Easy Rider, The Cannonball Run and Ghostbusters II and shared an

Oscar nomination for Romancing the Stone, died Jan. 18 in Burbank of complications from a fall. He was 93.

Yoshio Yoda, who portrayed the lovable Japanese POW Fuji Kobiaji on McHale’s Navy, died Jan. 13 in Fullerton, California. He was 88.