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Adam P. Symson has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of The E. W. Scripps Company since August 8, 2017. Mr. Symson served as Chief Operating Officer of The E. W. Scripps Company since November 2016 until August 8, 2017 and served as its Senior Vice President of Digital from February 2013 to November 2016. Mr. Symson also served as Senior Vice President of The E. W. Scripps Company since March 5, 2013 and served as its Vice President of Interactive Television Station Group. Mr. Symson served as the Chief Digital Officer at The E. W. Scripps Company since 2011 until February 2013, Vice President Interactive Media of Television from 2007 to 2011. He served as a Groups Director of News Strategy and Operations at Ew Scripps Co. since September 2005 and Director of Investigations and Special Projects - Scripps Television Stations since 2003. Prior to that, he served as an Executive Producer of investigations and special projects for KNXV-TV, the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Phoenix. He also has worked as an investigative producer for two CBS-owned stations, WBBM-TV in Chicago and KCBS-TV in Los Angeles and specialized in breaking news and political coverage while working as an independent producer for CBS News and NBC News. He has been a Director of The E. W. Scripps Company since May 2, 2017. Mr. Symson has a Bachelor's Degree in communications from the University of California in Los Angeles.

After five years as an educator, Dave entered the world of marketing as a music composer/ producer for radio and TV commercials. After creating over one hundred jingles, Dave began developing complete creative concepts to help drive his clients’ business.Dave founded his first advertising agency, Thomas Phillips Clawson, in 1982. In 1989 he sold the agency to Evans Group, and served as president and CEO of their Salt Lake, Los Angeles and Denver operations during the next several years. When Evans Group was sold to Publicis in 1998, Dave became president of the Salt Lake office. After a run for the U.S. Congress, he founded ThomasARTS in 2003 with his three sons, Troy, Matt and Brett. Relevant experience during Dave’s career includes the branding of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, working with Zions Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, Iomega, First Security Bank, UnitedHealthcare, FHP Healthcare, Utah Travel Council, Coventry Health Care, SelectHealth, Insphere Insurance Solutions, Mozy, Deseret Media Companies, The Deseret News, KSL Television, Garff Automotive Group, Gus Paulos Chevrolet and dozens of other local and national brands.He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Weber State University and a master’s from Brigham Young University. In 2010 the Utah Advertising Federation honored Dave with the prestigious Silver Medal Award. He is also a recipient of the annual Doris S. Melich Founders’ Award from the Utah/Idaho Arthritis Association and received an Honorary Doctorate from Salt Lake Community College.