Meredith Corporation announced that it has promoted Steve Doerr to Vice President and General Manager of Western Mass News, in Springfield, MA, effectively immediately. Doerr currently serves as News Director for WGCL, Meredith's CBS affiliate in Atlanta. Doerr is a veteran local news executive who previously held general manager positions at WJCL/WTGS in Savannah, WLNE in Providence, and KXAS in Dallas. He served as VP and Group Manager for Smith Media, overseeing five television stations in New England and New York, and was Senior Vice President of News, Programming and Creative Development for all NBC O & O stations.