Adam P. Symson

Symson was born in 1974. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a bachelor's degree in Communications. ==Career==

Symson began his career as an investigative producer for two television stations owned by CBS: WBBM-TV and KCBS-TV. He first worked for KNXV-TV, and he was chief digital officer from 2011 to 2016, followed by chief operating officer from November 2016 to August 8, 2017. Symson succeeded Rich Boehne as chief executive officer on August 8, 2017. He was also appointed to its board of directors in 2017. He earned over $3.4 million in 2018. Under Symson's CEOship, E.W. Scripps spent $2.65 billion to purchase Ion Media in 2020, backed by a $600 million investment by Berkshire Hathaway. Scripps sold podcast company Stitcher to SiriusXM for $325 million and then sold Triton Digital, an audio ad-tech company to iHeartMedia for $230 million. ==Personal life==

With his wife Sherri, Symson has two daughters. He serves on the boards of directors for Cincinnati's Holocaust & Humanity Center, the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati. ==References==