Type: Public
On the web: http://www.scripps.com
Employees: 4,600
Employee growth: (8.0%)

You might say this media company tries to be appealing to both newspaper readers and television viewers. The E. W. Scripps Company is a venerable newspaper publisher with a portfolio of more than 15 dailies, including The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee), the Knoxville News Sentinel (Tennessee), and the Ventura County Star (California). Scripps also owns about 20 local TV stations, most of which are affiliated with ABC and NBC. In addition, subsidiaries Scripps Howard News Service and United Media distribute syndicated news and other content, including columnists, editorial cartoons, and such comic strips as Dilbert and Peanuts. The Scripps family controls the company through various trusts.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2010:
Sales: $776.9M
One year growth: (3.2%)
Net income: $130.5M

Officers:
Chairwoman: Nackey E. Scagliotti
President, CEO, and Director: Richard A. (Rich) Boehne
SVP, CFO, and Treasurer: Timothy M. Wesolowski

Competitors:
Gannett
Hearst Corporation
McClatchy Company

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