Meredith Taps Larence Oaks As Technology VP

Meredith Broadcasting has named Larence Oaks to be VP of technology for the 12-station TV group.

Oaks had been director of engineering, special projects, for LIN TV, where he helped oversee that group's transition to digital.

His resume also includes engineering posts at WIVB-TV Buffalo, WAND-TV Decatur, Ill., and WISH-TV Indianapolis.

John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.