Meredith Corp. has named Patrick McCreery as president of its Local Media Group, effective July 1. McCreery is currently executive vice president of the Local Media Group, which oversees all station operations as well as Meredith’s recently acquired MNI Targeted Media Inc. He will succeed Paul Karpowicz, who will retire at the end of June. 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. 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. The group’s digital reach now includes more than 1 million unique app users and more than 5 million Facebook fans. McCreery will report to Tom Harty, Meredith’s president and CEO. He has been with Meredith since 2002 and will remain based in Phoenix.