DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Meredith
Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com), one of America's
leading media and marketing companies, announced today
that its Board of Directors has elected Patrick McCreery Local
Media Group President, effective July 1,
2018. McCreery is currently Local Media Group Executive Vice
President and oversees all station operations, as well as the newly
acquired MNI Targeted Media Inc.
McCreery will succeed Paul
Karpowicz, who will retire at the end of June. Karpowicz has
been President of Meredith's Local Media Group since 2005. Under
his leadership, Meredith has significantly increased its television
footprint adding stations in Phoenix, St.
Louis, Mobile and Springfield,
MA. Meredith now has duopolies in five markets. Karpowicz is
an inductee into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.
"Paul is a broadcasting legend. He has built what I believe is
the best-run television station group in the industry," said
Meredith President and CEO
Tom Harty. "Paul's leadership and
passion for this industry have stood the test of time."
In his new role, McCreery, 47, will lead Meredith's portfolio of
17 local television stations that reaches more than 11 percent of
U.S. households. He will report to Harty. McCreery has been a part
of the Meredith Local Media Group for 16 years.
"I am very proud of what our team has accomplished and I know I
am leaving the Meredith Local Media Group in great hands,"
Karpowicz said. "Patrick has led our news operations to leading
positions in most of our markets, and worked diligently to expand
our digital offerings. He has also led the integration of MNI
Targeted Media into Meredith. I am confident that Patrick is the
right person to move the Local Media Group into the future."
McCreery served as Vice President of News and Marketing from
2014 until this past January when he was promoted to Executive Vice
President. Under McCreery's leadership, Meredith's television
stations achieved the No. 1 or No. 2 audience positions in morning
or late news in most markets. He increased news hours 15 percent
across the group, grew ratings in all day-parts, and improved the
group's digital reach, which now includes more than one million
unique app users and more than five million Facebook fans.
"I am looking forward to continuing Meredith's longstanding
tradition of service journalism to our communities," said McCreery.
"I am honored to be given the opportunity to guide the Meredith
Local Media Group in this transformational time in our
business."
McCreery has worked for Meredith since 2002, starting as a
Special Projects Executive Producer at KPHO in Phoenix. He then spent more than 10 years at
KPTV-TV/KPDX-TV, Meredith's Portland-based duopoly. He started as
Assistant News Director, eventually working his way up to Vice
President & General Manager, a position he held for six
years. Earlier in his career, McCreery worked at stations in
San Francisco and Toledo.
McCreery earned a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism from
Ohio State University. He will remain
based at Meredith's duopoly in Phoenix.
ABOUT MEREDITH CORPORATION
Meredith Corporation
(NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has been committed
to service journalism for more than 115 years. Today, Meredith uses
multiple distribution platforms – including broadcast television,
print and digital – to provide consumers with content they desire
and to deliver the messages of its advertising partners.
Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations
reaching 11 percent of U.S. households. Meredith's portfolio is
concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in
the nation's Top 25 and 13 in Top 50 markets. Meredith's stations
produce approximately 700 hours of local news and entertainment
content each week, and operate leading local digital
destinations.
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