Richard A. Boehne

Overview

Rich Boehne is executive vice president and chief operating officer of The E.W. Scripps Company. On July 1, 2008, effective date of the spin-off, he will be President and Chief Executive Officer, overseeing all of the Scripps operating divisions and administrative functions. He will also serve as a director of the company. He began his media career as a part-time reporter for The Cincinnati Enquirer. He later graduated from college and joined a growing chain of regional community newspapers. Before moving to Scripps headquarters, he was a business reporter and editor at The Cincinnati Post, a Scripps newspaper. Mr. Boehne joined the corporate staff in early 1988 as manager of investor relations. Several years later, he became director of all of the company"s communication efforts. In addition to investor relations and media relations, he took on responsibility for employee communications and the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. He also joined the company"s long-range strategic planning and development group and in May 1995 became a vice president of the corporation. He was elected executive vice president in February 1999 and named chief operating officer in April 2006. Effective July 1, 2008, Richard A. Boehne joined the Company's board and appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.