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President, Chief Executive Officer

The E.W. Scripps Company serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of media brands.

Adam Symson is responsible for the company's broadcast TV, radio and digital media divisions while he prepares to become president and CEO in the second half of 2017.Prior to this post, Adam was Scripps Chief Digital Officer, responsible for the strategy and execution across product development, content, revenue and marketing for Scripps' portfolio of web, mobile and over-the-top businesses in local markets and with national businesses Newsy, Cracked and Midroll Media. He was responsible for leading the company’s efforts to develop new businesses in emerging media through investment and acquisition. Adam also was responsible for the operations within the Scripps Washington D.C. Bureau.Prior to this post, Adam oversaw the operation, content and revenue for the TV division's interactive businesses. He also spent a year as director of content and marketing for the Scripps interactive media division (which was spun off into Scripps Networks Interactive in 2008). Adam joined the company’s corporate operation in 2003 as the director of investigations and special projects for the TV group. Shortly after, he was named director of news strategy and operations. Adam joined Scripps as executive producer of investigations and special projects for KNXV, the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Phoenix.Earlier in his career, Adam worked as an investigative journalist for CBS stations WBBM in Chicago and KCBS in Los Angeles, at the then Disney owned independent news operation, KCAL TV, and as an independent producer for CBS News and NBC News. He began his broadcast career at KGIL-AM 1260 in Los Angeles and has a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of California, Los Angeles.Adam is a mentor, advisor and board member for several accelerators and digital media startups. He serves on the boards of directors for Cincinnati Public Radio, Adath Israel Congregation, and the Scripps Howard Foundation.