HGTV founder Ken Lowe honored by T. Howard Foundation

The T. Howard Foundation gives E.W. Scripps Company President and CEO Ken Lowe its Executive Leadership Award.

Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) April 29, 2008

Ken Lowe, president and chief executive officer of The E.W. Scripps Company, was presented with the T. Howard Foundation's Executive Leadership Award at its 2008 Diversity Awards Dinner April 24 in New York.

The Diversity Awards Dinner, held annually, acknowledges individuals and corporations in the multimedia and entertainment industry for their efforts and contributions in the area of diversity. The Foundation looks for those companies that not only exhibit diversity initiatives at all levels of its hierarchy, but also strive to create a culture that promotes and nurtures diversity, while producing and encouraging diverse programming and entertainment.

Jo Pamphile, president of the T. Howard Foundation, calls Lowe a "model recipient" of the Executive Leadership Award.

"Ken Lowe has championed an array of programs and talent that clearly demonstrate his commitment to diversity. He serves as an example to the people who work for him and with him," Pamphile said.

Lowe, who founded and launched HGTV in 1994, was elected president and CEO of the E.W. Scripps Co. in October 2000. He is considered one of the pioneers in video-on-demand and was the mastermind behind the HGTV Dream Home™, one of the most successful promotions in network television history.

About Scripps Networks:
Scripps Networks is comprised of the lifestyle television brands HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living Network and country music network Great American Country (GAC). Scripps is the dominant media and marketing company in the home, food and lifestyle categories, developing content for television and the Internet, where on-air programming is complemented with an array of broadband video, social media areas and e-commerce components on companion Web sites that attract more than 18 million unique visitors each month.

In addition, Scripps Networks has launched HGTV and Food Network in high definition and is aggressively developing its emerging media platforms for broadband and video on demand. Scripps Networks also acquired popular recipe Web site Recipezaar.com and Incando Corp. in order to deepen its user-generated content capabilities. Scripps Networks' brands collectively are available in more than 175 countries and territories on all seven continents. They also are distributed to more than 1,000 outlets on U.S. military bases and U.S. embassies around the world via the American Forces Radio and Television Service.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Nashville and San Francisco, Scripps Networks is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE:SSP), a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks and interactive media. Scripps operates daily and community newspapers in 17 markets, 10 broadcast TV stations, Scripps Howard News Service, United Media, Shopzilla.com and USwitch.

About T. Howard Foundation:
The T. Howard Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the multimedia and entertainment industry. Focusing on women and multi-ethnic groups, the foundation carries out its mission through a comprehensive program for college students that consists of: professional development, career awareness and industry awareness.

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