Publicity Comings and Goings

PUB-GO-ROUND: Plenty of action in the music publicity world over the last few weeks. Liz Morentin has ankled her post at Live Nation to take a similar role at Dick Clark Productions. Ticketmaster's Jacqueline Peterson will take over most of her duties at [email protected]. In the interim, Liz can be reached at [email protected]... Indie maven Tim Plumley has taken over the PR post at New West for Amanda Hale, who has segued to Vector Management in Nashville, where she will serve as in-house publicist ([email protected])… The great Bobbie Gale has gone from Big Hassle to Brian Bumbery's BB Gun Press. Reach out at [email protected]... After seven-plus years at Atlantic Records, Kelly McWilliams heads over to Columbia Records as Director of Publicity in the label's L.A. office. Reach her at [email protected]... Veteran David Salidor recently celebrated his 29th year as head of dis Company, with clients such as XM Radio host Brett Winterble and Micky Dolenz after repping the likes of Madonna, Debbie Gibson and Run DMC back in the day… Finally, veteran media and marketing mavens Lesley Zimmerman and Lulu Cohen have formed a bi-coastal full-service entertainment firm, Now Entertainment Agency, offering a full slate of consulting services, in addition to an in-house digital release deal with the Orchard. These two have worked at organizations including MSO and Koch with everyone from Duran Duran to Slipknot, KISS and Jose Feliciano. See www.nowentagency.com for more. Current clients include Faith No More’s Billy Gould, Eddie Money, Kool G Rap and Mexican Dubwiser. (4/22p)