Mark Browning, the chief communications and legislative officer for the Idaho State Board of Education, has been named the new vice president for community relations and marketing at North Idaho College. He was selected after a nationwide search, to replace retiring Vice President John Martin. Browning has been with the state board since 2007; prior to that, he was news director for KBCI CBS 2 News Boise, where he supervised a staff of 40; he also worked at other news organizations in southern Idaho and is a former president of the Idaho Press Club/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise. More here.

DFO: Eye on Boise bud Betsy Russell gave Mark Browning two thumbs in a brief chat with HucksOnline a few minutes ago. Sez she'll miss him in Boise. And his social media savvy. Big time.