Company Town : Osher Leaves Disney for Turner Pictures

Walt Disney Co. business and legal affairs specialist Robert Osher is leaving to join Turner Pictures Group as executive vice president, overseeing the company’s business affairs and financial operations.

Osher joined Disney in 1989 and worked for former business affairs chief Helene Hahn, who left to join DreamWorks SKG.

Osher will report to Turner Entertainment Group President Scott Sassa.

* DreamWorks SKG named former Walt Disney Studios executive Hal Richardson to oversee domestic pay TV and international pay and fee TV distribution.

* Walt Disney Records named Maria Kleinman director of public relations.

* Bill Burke was named vice president and general manager of Turner Classic Movies.

* Agent Danielle Thomas has left Paul Kohner Agency to form a a new entertainment venture with Nick Matzorkis, founder of Bell Telecom & U.S. Bell Long Distance.

* Children’s Television Workshop named Allyson Kossow Felix vice president of marketing and communications.

* David Crowley was named senior director of music at Lee Solters Co.

* James Goodman has been appointed vice president of business affairs for Viacom Productions.

* Paramount Pictures named Glen Wada executive director of internal audits.

* Gerard Bocaccio has been promoted to vice president of development at Spelling Television Inc.

* Greg S. Bernstein has joined and been named a partner in the Beverly Hills law firm of Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman. He specializes in movie distribution and finance.

* Harry Grossman has been promoted to senior vice president at Walt Disney Studios.

* Julian Levin has been named executive vice president of sales and distribution at Twentieth Century Fox International.

* Cathy Mantegna-Scott was promoted to vice president of publicity and promotions at New Line Home Video.