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LEADERSHIP:
Chairman of the Board: Lawrence A. Leser
President and CEO: William R. Burleigh
Vice President of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations: Richard A. Boehne
Corporate Secretary: M. Denise Kuprionis
Senior Vice President of Broadcasting Division: Frank Gardner
Senior Vice President of Publishing Division: Alan M. Horton
Senior Vice President of Corporate Development: Craig C. Standen
Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration: Daniel J.
Castellini
Vice President/Controller: J. Robert Routt
Treasurer: E. John Wolfzorn
Vice President of Human Resources: Gregory L. Ebel
Vice President of Information Systems: John H. Allen, Jr.
President of Scripps Howard Supply: Sharon Hite
President of Scripps Howard Foundation: Judith G. Clabes
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Charles E. Scripps, 77,
chairman of the board's executive committee
Lawrence A. Leser, 61,
chairman of the board
William R. Burleigh, 61,
president and CEO, The E. W. Scripps Company
Robert P. Scripps, 79, vice
chairman, The Edward W. Scripps Trust
Daniel J. Meyer, 60, chairman
and CEO, Cincinnati Milacron Inc.
Paul K. Scripps, 51,
chairman, John P. Scripps Newspapers
Nicholas B. Paumgarten, 51,
managing director, J. P. Morgan & Co.
Ronald W. Tysoe, 43, vice
chairman and CFO, Federated Department Stores
John Burlingame, 63,
executive partner, Baker & Hostetler
Julie A. Wrigley, 49,
chairman and CEO, Wrigley Management, Inc.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY:
The E.W. Scripps Company, also known as Scripps, is one of the
nation's oldest media companies. It all began in 1878 when E.W. Scripps founded
The Penny Press in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1890, he created a company to run his
growing chain of newspapers, and in 1922 the organization's name became Scripps
Howard to reflect the leadership of Roy W. Howard, Scripps' partner. Many of
the company's newspaper and television stations still operate under the Scripps
Howard name. Today, Scripps newspapers are read by 1.3 million Americans,
making the company the 10th largest publisher in the country. Among its largest
papers are Denver's Rocky Mountain News, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, The
Evansville Courier, The Commercial Appeal of Memphis, and the Daily News of
Naples, Fla. The acquisition of the Harte-Hanks newspapers (announced in May
1997) will add nearly 300,000 readers, including 90,000 at the Corpus Christi
(Texas) Caller Times.
The company emerged as a broadast
pioneer in the 1930s, launching some of the earliest radio and television
stations. Today, the company operates nine network-related television stations,
all of which are in the nation's 60 largest metropolitan areas. Evolving
technologies are changing the complexion of media, and Scripps believes its
greatest opportunities lie in the development and ownership of information and
entertainment content. Scripps confirmed this strategic emphasis in 1994 by
creating a new division - entertainment - to supplement its holdings in
newspapers, broadcast and cable television.
Included in the entertainment
division are Scripps Productions, a Los Angeles-based television production
company; Cinetel Productions, the nation's leading producer of cable television
programming, based in Knoxville; Home & Garden Television Network, a 24-hour
cable television network; and United Media, which licenses 150 news features
and comics, including the world's most-read strip, PEANUTS, and America's
fastest growing strip, DILBERT.
The E.W. Scripps Company is traded
on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SSP" and is
controlled by the Scripps family through a trust established by the founder in
1922.
Headquartered in Cincinnati and
recognized globally by its familiar lighthouse logo, The E.W. Scripps Company is
guided by a universal principle, "Give light," reads the motto, "and
the people will find their own way."
FACTS AND FIGURES
Scripps has 6,508 full-time
employees and 1,344 part-time employees (October 1996).
- Excluding the company's syndicated
news features and comics, Scripps is received in 17% of American homes.
- Scripps operates daily newspapers
in 16 markets, has nine large-market television stations, two television
production companies, a 24-hour cable channel, and is a licensor and syndicator
of news features and comics.
- According to Advertising Age
magazine, Scripps is the 25th largest media company in the world.
- Revenues in 1995 exceeded $1
billion. Of that, 62 percent came from newspapers; 29 percent from television;
and 9 percent from the company's entertainment division.
- Scripps had assets totaling $1.65
billion as of December; in 1996, total assets were $1.46 billion.
- Nearly 240 sponsoring newspapers
and 10 million youngsters take part in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
- Scripps News Service serves 18 of
the top 20 markets in the United States. Combined daily circulation of the
client list exceeds 22 million. It offers ore than 150 stories and an
assortment of graphics and photos every day.
- The acquisition of Harte-Hanks'
newspapers and broadcast units add nearly 2,000 employees (May 1997).
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Publishing
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Circulation* |
Newspapers
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(Morning/Evening)
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Sunday
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Abilene Reporter-News, Abilene, TX |
41,276 |
51,035 |
Anderson Independent-Mail,
Anderson, SC |
42,035 |
48,236 |
The Albuquerque
Tribune, Albuquerque, NM |
27,225
E |
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Birmingham
Post-Herald, Birmingham, AL |
57,030
E |
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The Cincinnati Post
(includes The Kentucky Post), Cincinnati, OH |
76,640
E |
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times,
Corpus Christi, TX |
69,517 |
91,947 |
Rocky Mountain
News, Denver, CO |
316,910
M |
406,473
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El Paso
Herald-Post, El Paso, TX |
19,731
E |
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The Evansville
Courier, Evansville, IN |
60,463
M |
109,617
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The Knoxville
News-Sentinel, Knoxville, TN |
(Fri)
136,768 (M-Th) 115,636 M |
167,555
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The Commercial
Appeal, Memphis, TN |
(M, Tu, Th) 170,952 M (Wed) 176,328
M (Fri) 206,028 M |
259,386
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Naples Daily News,
Naples, FL |
39,803
M |
51,649
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Plano (Texas) Star Courier, Plano
TX |
11,358 |
12,845 |
The Stuart News
(includes Port St. Lucie News), Stuart, FL |
31,770
M |
40,707
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The Sun, Bremerton,
WA |
36,244
M |
39,800
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Redding Record
Searchlight, Redding, CA |
35,184
M |
38,233
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San Angelo Standard-Times, San
Angelo, TX |
33,139 |
38,955 |
Ventura County
Star, Ventura County, CA |
94,685
M |
108,821
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Vero Beach Press
Journal, Vero Beach, FL |
30,348
M |
33,153
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Wichita Falls Times Record News,
Wichita Falls, TX |
38,158 |
44,882 |
Community Newspapers
(weekly or bi-weekly): Bonita Banner, Bonita Springs, FL; The Courier,
Jupiter, FL; The Destin Log, Destin, FL; The Cambrian, Cambria, CA;
Sun-Bulletin, Morro Bay, CA; Barefoot Bay Press, Sebastian Press, Vero Beach, FL Supplemental: Scripps Howard News
Service, Washington, D.C.; Adventures In Dining Magazine, Carmel, CA * Based on Audit Bureau Of Circulation
publishers' statements for six months ended Sept. 30, 1996.
Broadcasting
Stations |
Market |
1997 DMA Rank |
1997 TV Households |
% of U.S. Households |
WXYZ |
Detroit |
9 |
1,771,950 |
1.83% |
WEWS |
Cleveland |
13 |
1,461,410 |
1.51% |
WFTS |
Tampa |
15 |
1,411,440 |
1.46% |
KNXV |
Phoenix |
17 |
1,212,850 |
1.25% |
WMAR |
Baltimore |
23 |
989,470 |
1.02% |
WCPO |
Cincinnati |
30 |
800,890 |
0.83% |
KSHB |
Kansas City |
32 |
786,740 |
0.81% |
WPTV |
West Palm Beach |
44 |
587,120 |
0.61% |
KJRH |
Tulsa |
58 |
461,080 |
0.48% |
KENS-TV |
San Antonio |
-- |
641,740 |
-- |
KENS-AM |
San Antonio |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Total:
10,124,690 |
9.78% |
Source: According to the
Nielsen Ratings November 1996.
Entertainment
Enterprise |
Location |
Business |
United Media |
New York City |
Syndication and Licensing |
Scripps Howard Productions |
Los Angeles, CA |
Television Show Production |
Home & Garden Television |
Knoxville, TN |
Cable Network |
Cinetel Productions |
Knoxville, TN |
Cable Programming |
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