Patrick McCreery Elected President Of Meredith Local Media Group

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 15, 2018

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.