Media People On The Move

Kit Rachlis will be a 2009-10 senior fellow of the USC Annenberg School for Communication’s Center on Communication Leadership and Policy. (JobsPage)

Melissa Hanna has been named executive editor of the Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald. (JobsPage) This is a promotion from her position there as News Director.

Alan Nichols becomes Spin CEO, taking over from Nion McEvoy. (Minonline) He was previously CFO of the McEvoy-run Chronicle Publishing Group.

Warren Watson has been named executive director of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). Previously, Watson was director of J-Ideas, a non-profit for high school journalists. (Folio)

Progressive Media Group chose Bob Scott to be the executive editor of the Progressive Accountant and its portfolio of digital products. (Folio)

Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our Social Media Marketing Boot Camp starting February 16. The online event and workshop will feature speakers including The Onion‘s Baratunde Thurston (left), Facebook’s Morin Oluwole, and bitly’s Tim Devane. Register now.