Johnson
Dennis Johnson has been named executive director, publicity and corporate communications for Game Show Network.
In his newly created position at GSN in Santa Monica, where he reports to publicity and corporate communications VP Cindy Ronzoni, Johnson will oversee series such as "Extreme Dodgeball," as well as acquisitions and corporate communications for the net and its companion Web site, GSN.com.
Johnson, who worked with the original L.A. area cable sports channel Prime Ticket as it became Prime Sports and later was absorbed by Fox Sports Net West, had been director of public relations at Fox Sports Net West and West 2 since 2000.
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