E. W. Scripps

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E. W. Scripps

COMPANY

Newspapers and other media holdings, founded 1878 in Cleveland by Edward W. Scripps as the Cleveland Penny Press. The company was known as Scripps-Howard from 1918 to 1948 or so, coinciding with the partnership of Roy W. Howard. Following his departure the business relocated to Cincinnati with Edward's grandson, Charles E. Scripps.

Official Website:
http://www.scripps.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NYSE:SSP

Corporate headquarters:
Cincinnati, OH

Sales:
$2.5B (2007)

Employees:
8500 (2008)

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William R. Burleigh Business 6-Sep-1935 CEO of EW Scripps, 1996-2000

Kenneth W. Lowe Business c. 1950 CEO of EW Scripps

E. W. Scripps Publisher 18-Jun-1854 12-Mar-1926 Founder of UPI

Paul K. Scripps Business c. 1946 VP at EW Scripps, 1997-2001

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William R. Burleigh Business 6-Sep-1935 CEO of EW Scripps, 1996-2000

John H. Burlingame Attorney c. 1934 Retired Partner, Baker & Hostetler

David A. Galloway Business 1943 CEO of Torstar, 1988-2002

Kenneth W. Lowe Business c. 1950 CEO of EW Scripps

David M. Moffett Business c. 1952 CFO of US Bancorp, 2001-07

Jarl Mohn Business 26-Dec-1951 Founder of E! Television Networks

Nicholas B. Paumgarten Business c. 1946 Corsair Capital LLC

Jeff Sagansky Business 26-Jan-1952 President, CBS Entertainment, 1990-94

Nackey E. Scagliotti Business c. 1946 Chairman, Union Leader Corporation

Edward W. Scripps, Jr. Business c. 1959 Scripps scion

Paul K. Scripps Business c. 1946 VP at EW Scripps, 1997-2001

Ronald W. Tysoe Business 1-Apr-1953 Vice Chairman of Federated, 1990-2006

Julie A. Wrigley Business c. 1949 Wrigley Investments, LLC

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charles E. Scripps Business 27-Jan-1920 3-Feb-2007 E. W. Scripps scion

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Paul Craig Roberts Economist 1939 The Supply-Side Revolution

EXTRANEOUS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Cheryl L. Shavers Business c. 1953 Under Secy. Commerce for Technology, 1999-2001

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