The E.W. Scripps Company has promoted veteran television leader Dean Littleton to president of media, combining leadership of the company’s enterprise television and broadcast operations under a newly created role. This organizational realignment brings Scripps Networks under Littleton’s purview, uniting Scripps’ local and national television operations to capture growth and efficiency opportunities in an increasingly fluid media landscape.

Littleton will oversee Scripps’ complete television business: its local media portfolio of approximately 60 TV stations, its national Scripps Networks division – including ION and the company’s portfolio of multicast and digital networks – and Scripps News, the company’s 24/7 national streaming news service. The integration of these divisions is designed to streamline operations and leverage the company's video distribution platform.

Leadership Background

Littleton previously served as executive vice president of media broadcast operations and senior vice president of local media after joining Scripps in 2017 as general manager of KMGH Denver7 and KCDO The Spot – Scripps’ ABC affiliate and independent TV stations in Denver. Before joining Scripps, he held leadership roles at local television stations in Knoxville and Denver, including general manager at WATE-TV and general sales manager positions at WVLT-TV, KUSA-TV and WBIR-TV.

Strategic Objectives

The move is part of Scripps' broader transformation plan to enhance operational excellence and create a more durable business model for local journalism. Scripps President and CEO Adam Symson emphasized that Littleton's appointment is intended to ensure the company's media businesses operate with speed, creativity and a growth mindset.

Scripps Operations Overview

Littleton serves as immediate past chair of the ABC Affiliate Board of Governors and the Colorado Broadcasters Association. He will be based in Cincinnati.

The E.W. Scripps Company will report its second-quarter 2026 operating results after the markets close on Thursday, Aug 6. A conference call with the company’s senior management team is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Aug 7, to discuss the financial performance.

Participants can access the live webcast by registering at the company’s investor relations website. The registration link is available under the "upcoming events" section. For those preferring to dial in by phone, a visit to a designated website is required to receive the phone number and a listen-only PIN code. Analysts intending to ask questions must use a separate webpage to obtain a unique dial-in and PIN for identification.

An audio replay of the conference call will be archived and available online for an extended period. The replay can be accessed approximately four hours after the call concludes via the "audio/video links" section on the investor relations site.

The E.W. Scripps Company is a diversified media company and one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters. It operates a portfolio of about 60 stations in 40 markets and reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlet Scripps News and entertainment brands such as ION, Bounce, and Grit.

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