The Amarillo College Board of Regents have appointed a new director of station operations at college-run PBS affiliate KACV-TV. Regents on Tuesday evening unanimously approved the hiring of Kevin Ball to the position at an annual salary of $70,000. Ball has spent more than three decades in marketing and advertising positions at companies around the U.S. He was most recently the vice president of marketing and e-commerce at Hastings Entertainment, which is in the process of closing its stores after filing for bankruptcy in June. read more