Rich Boehne
Rich Boehne | |
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Education | E.W. Scripps Company (2008-2017); chairman of the E.W. Scripps Company (2013-ongoing) |
Rich Boehne (born 1958) is an American media executive. He is the chairman of the board of the
Education
Boehne was born in 1958. He studied at Highlands High School in Kentucky.[1] He has a Bachelors in Communication and Journalism from the Northern Kentucky University (NKU), by whom he was described as “one of [their] most successful alumni.[2]
Career
Boehne started his career selling subscriptions for
Boehne started working at Scripps in 1988 in the capacity of
Boehne was appointed as the chief executive officer of E.W. Scripps in 2008.[5] He became chairman of the board in 2013, taking over from Nackey Scagliotti who had held the position for five years.[6] Boehne was succeeded as president and CEO by Adam P. Symson on August 8, 2017.[7]
Board memberships
Boehne sits on the
Philanthropy
Scripps donated $1 million in Boehne’s name to the Scripps Howard Foundation in 2014.[9]
References
- ^ "Executive Profile". Board Room Insiders. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Richard A. Boehne". Northern Kentucky University. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Americas". Bloomberg. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "RTDNF to honor Rich Boehne". RTDNA. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Board of Directors: Richard A. Boehne". E. W. Scripps Company. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "RTDNF to honor Scripps CEO Rich Boehne with 2016 First Amendment Leadership Award". PRNewswire. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Micheli, Carolyn. "Scripps Names Symson President/CEO; Boehne To Retire, Continue As Chairman of the Board". E.W. Scripps Company. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ "Rich Boehne". Scripps. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Watkins, Steve. "Scripps CEO sells stock to give millions to charities". BizJournals. Retrieved 7 July 2016.