Meredith Corporation announced that Tom Casey has been promoted to Vice President of Engineering and Technology for the Meredith Local Media Group, effective immediately. In his new role, Casey will oversee all technical operations for Meredith's 17 television stations. He will report to Meredith Local Media Group President Patrick McCreery. Casey will take over for Larry Oaks, who has announced that he will retire March 31, 2019. Oaks has held the VP of Engineering and Technology position since 2008. He will work closely with Casey during the transition. For the past eight years Casey has served as Meredith's Director of Engineering and Operations, providing technical and operational management for Meredith's Centralcast hubs in Atlanta and Phoenix. He has also worked closely with the engineering teams across Meredith's station group on projects including capital planning and new system and equipment deployments. Casey joined Meredith in 2006 as the Director of Engineering at KCTV in Kansas City.