E.W. Scripps Co. (SSP) said Thursday that its board of directors has elected Rich Boehne as its new chairman.
He succeeds Nackey Scagliotti, a great-granddaughter of founder Edward W. Scripps. Scagliotti notified the board in February of her plans to retire as of the 2013 annual meeting following 14 years as a director and the final five years as the board's chair.
Boehne, 57, who started with the company as a teenager selling subscriptions to The Cincinnati Post, remains president, CEO and a director.
Boehne became CEO and joined the board in 2008 when Scripps spun off into a separate publicly traded company with its cable network assets, including Home & Garden Television and Food Network. Prior to the split, Boehne was chief operating officer of the combined company.
With the CEO serving as chair, the company's board also selected J. Marvin Quin as lead director.
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