Verizon Communications names Anthony Melone, ex-Verizon Wireless, executive vice president...

Verizon Communications names Anthony Melone, ex-Verizon Wireless, executive vice president and chief technology officer, replacing Shaygan Kheradpir, leaving for Barclays … New CTIA officers: Dan Hesse, Sprint Nextel, chairman; Pat Riordan, Cellcom, vice chairman; Mary Dillon, U.S. Cellular, secretary; Bret Comolli, Asurion, treasurer; new executive committee members Frank O'Meara, Allied Wireless, F.J. Pollak, TracFone Wireless, and Ron Smith, Bluegrass Cellular … John Betkoski, Connecticut DPUC, joins NARUC board … Canoe Ventures names David Grabert, ex-Cox Communications, vice president-marketing … Comcast hires Mark Lazarus, ex-Career Sports & Entertainment, as senior sports adviser …. Viacom promotes Jeff Lucas to head sales for music and entertainment groups of MTV Networks … Women in Cable Telecommunications hires Amy Lynn Marshall Lambrecht, ex-George Mason University, as associate vice president of resource development … CBS Radio hires Jerry McKenna, ex-Entercom, as senior vice president and market manager for Las Vegas … Turner Sports Ad Sales hires Greg Millard, ex-IMG, as vice president of NCAA partnerships, new position.