ABC News Dir. & Exec. Prod./Podcast Programming Liz Alesse has been promoted to ABC Audio VP. That position had been vacant since the March promotion of Stacia Philips Deshishuki to SVP/Exec. Editor. In her new position, Alesse will oversee all of ABC's audio assets, including ABC News Radio, entertainment content and podcasts. She will report to SVP/Streaming & Digital Content Reena Mehta. Alesse has been with ABC seven years, and her prior stops include Time Warner Cable and WGBH-TV/Boston.