Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Cincinnati, Ohio-Based Media Enterprise The E.W. Scripps Company's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Employee Benefits Increase Was 9.1% Per Year During the Past Ten Years

From annual compensation information contained in Company Proxy Statement filings with the US SEC, the chart below shows The E.W. Scripps Company's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the past ten years.

FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE
  Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec
E.W. Scripps 2018 2017 2017 2016 2016 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013
Top-Tier Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total
Executive Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp
$ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s
Symson CEO           3,385           1,962           1,962           1,924           1,924           1,265           1,265               915    
Knutson CFO           1,491           1,319           1,319           1,801           1,801           1,317           1,317               861               861               720
Lawlor President, Local Media           1,588           1,674           1,674           2,382           2,382           1,448           1,448           1,254           1,254               850
Appleton General Counsel           1,310           1,191           1,191           1,390           1,390           1,338           1,338               846               846               734
Lyons SVP Controller               800           1,054           1,054               630               630               682    
Boehne Former CEO  N/A   N/A            3,839           3,993           3,993           4,008           4,008           1,778
Wesolowski Former CFO  N/A   N/A            1,647           1,295           1,295               793               793               701
Stautberg SVP Newspapers           1,311               810
 Totals        8,574       7,200       7,200       8,127     13,613     11,338     10,656       8,677       9,073       5,593
Annual % Change vs Prior Year 19.1% -11.4% 20.1% 22.8% 62.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change 22.6%
FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE FYE
Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec Dec
E.W. Scripps 2013 2012 2012 2011 2011 2010 2010 2009 2009 2008
Top-Tier Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total Total
Executive Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp Comp
$ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s $ 000s
Knutson CFO               720           1,030           1,030               906               906               815               815               718               718               690
Lawlor President, Local Media               850           1,446           1,446           1,135           1,135           1,080    
Appleton General Counsel               734               978               978               822               822               867               867               759    
Lyons SVP Controller
Boehne Former CEO           1,778           3,597           3,597           2,503           2,503           2,315           2,315           2,165           2,165           3,728
Wesolowski Former CFO               701               918  N/A   N/A     
Stautberg SVP Newspapers               810           1,450           1,450           1,314           1,314               974               974               830               830           1,028
Contreras SVP Newpapers  N/A   N/A            1,057               906               906           1,258
 Totals        5,593       9,419       8,501       6,680       6,680       6,051       6,028       5,378       4,619       6,704
Annual % Change vs Prior Year -40.6% 27.3% 10.4% 12.1% -31.1%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change -4.4%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change 9.1%