John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group and a Scripps Howard director, has died.
Mr. Scripps died Wednesday of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. He was 76.
Born to a family whose journalistic traditions have spanned two centuries and numerous generations, Mr. Scripps was a successful and widely known newspaper publisher in his own right. He founded a group of West Coast newspapers 61 years ago that today have a combined circulation of more than 200,000.
Born Oct. 5, 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Scripps was orphaned at an early age. His father, John Paul Holtsinger Scripps, editor-in-chief of the Scripps McRae League (today the Scripps Howard media group), died in 1914 of heart failure. His mother, Edith McRae Scripps, died in 1917 of influenza she contracted while serving as a volunteer nurse during the worldwide flu epidemic that year.
As a consequence, young Mr. Scripps grew up with the guidance and support of his two grandfathers, E.W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
Scripps decided early on that he wanted to pursue a newspaper career, and so in 1928, with the advice and support of McRae, Mr. Scripps, then 16, invested funds from his inheritance in a small, struggling daily newspaper, the Ventura County Star.
Two years later, when McRae died, Mr. Scripps left the University of Southern California, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
During the ensuing five decades he led his company through its growth from one small daily to its present size of seven dailies and two weeklies in California and Washington state.
In 1986, with his cousins-Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps-he spearheaded a merger of John P. Scripps Newspapers with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his grandfather in 1888.
Mr. Scripps remained active in the company up to his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-03-17/news/8903270723_1_scripps-howard-scripps-clinic-john-p-scripps-newspapers
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John P. Scripps; Newspaper Family Scion
March 17, 1989
John P. Scripps, scion of the veteran newspaper family who as a youth added to the Scripps Howard empire by investing in a small newspaper that grew to a chain, has died.
Scripps, who was also a noted yachtsman and a breeder and owner of race horses, died Wednesday night of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, the company announced Thursday. He was 76, had been ill for three weeks and was recovering from pneumonia.
Scripps added a major chapter to the 200-year family newspaper history when he invested at age 16 in a newspaper that became the foundation of a group of papers in California and Washington state.
Today, the chain comprises seven daily newspapers and a half interest in an eighth with a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
Born in Cleveland, Scripps was orphaned at age 5.
He was raised under the influence of his two grandfathers, E. W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
In 1928, with help from McRae, the teen-age Scripps invested funds from his inheritance in a struggling California daily, the Ventura County Star. Two years later, when McRae died, Scripps left USC, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
The paper, now called the Ventura County Star-Free Press, is the organization's flagship publication with a daily circulation of about 50,000.
In 1986, together with his cousins Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps, he spearheaded a merger of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his paternal grandfather in 1888.
Scripps remained active in the company until his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-17/news/mn-1656_1_scripps-howard
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LA JOLLA, Calif., March 16, 1989— John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group, died of heart failure Wednesday night at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Scripps headed a chain of seven daily newspapers, with a half interest in an eighth, that had a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
In 1986 the chain merged with Scripps Howard, the media company founded by his grandfather, E. W. Scripps.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, Peter of Carson City, Nev; Paul of Del Mar Calif; Edith Scripps LaDow of Rancho Santa Fe Calif; and Vicki Scripps Evans of Millville, Calif; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Scripps died Wednesday of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. He was 76.
Born to a family whose journalistic traditions have spanned two centuries and numerous generations, Mr. Scripps was a successful and widely known newspaper publisher in his own right. He founded a group of West Coast newspapers 61 years ago that today have a combined circulation of more than 200,000.
Born Oct. 5, 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Scripps was orphaned at an early age. His father, John Paul Holtsinger Scripps, editor-in-chief of the Scripps McRae League (today the Scripps Howard media group), died in 1914 of heart failure. His mother, Edith McRae Scripps, died in 1917 of influenza she contracted while serving as a volunteer nurse during the worldwide flu epidemic that year.
As a consequence, young Mr. Scripps grew up with the guidance and support of his two grandfathers, E.W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
Scripps decided early on that he wanted to pursue a newspaper career, and so in 1928, with the advice and support of McRae, Mr. Scripps, then 16, invested funds from his inheritance in a small, struggling daily newspaper, the Ventura County Star.
Two years later, when McRae died, Mr. Scripps left the University of Southern California, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
During the ensuing five decades he led his company through its growth from one small daily to its present size of seven dailies and two weeklies in California and Washington state.
In 1986, with his cousins-Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps-he spearheaded a merger of John P. Scripps Newspapers with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his grandfather in 1888.
Mr. Scripps remained active in the company up to his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-03-17/news/8903270723_1_scripps-howard-scripps-clinic-john-p-scripps-newspapers
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John P. Scripps; Newspaper Family Scion
March 17, 1989
John P. Scripps, scion of the veteran newspaper family who as a youth added to the Scripps Howard empire by investing in a small newspaper that grew to a chain, has died.
Scripps, who was also a noted yachtsman and a breeder and owner of race horses, died Wednesday night of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, the company announced Thursday. He was 76, had been ill for three weeks and was recovering from pneumonia.
Scripps added a major chapter to the 200-year family newspaper history when he invested at age 16 in a newspaper that became the foundation of a group of papers in California and Washington state.
Today, the chain comprises seven daily newspapers and a half interest in an eighth with a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
Born in Cleveland, Scripps was orphaned at age 5.
He was raised under the influence of his two grandfathers, E. W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
In 1928, with help from McRae, the teen-age Scripps invested funds from his inheritance in a struggling California daily, the Ventura County Star. Two years later, when McRae died, Scripps left USC, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
The paper, now called the Ventura County Star-Free Press, is the organization's flagship publication with a daily circulation of about 50,000.
In 1986, together with his cousins Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps, he spearheaded a merger of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his paternal grandfather in 1888.
Scripps remained active in the company until his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-17/news/mn-1656_1_scripps-howard
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LA JOLLA, Calif., March 16, 1989— John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group, died of heart failure Wednesday night at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Scripps headed a chain of seven daily newspapers, with a half interest in an eighth, that had a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
In 1986 the chain merged with Scripps Howard, the media company founded by his grandfather, E. W. Scripps.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, Peter of Carson City, Nev; Paul of Del Mar Calif; Edith Scripps LaDow of Rancho Santa Fe Calif; and Vicki Scripps Evans of Millville, Calif; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group and a Scripps Howard director, has died.
Mr. Scripps died Wednesday of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. He was 76.
Born to a family whose journalistic traditions have spanned two centuries and numerous generations, Mr. Scripps was a successful and widely known newspaper publisher in his own right. He founded a group of West Coast newspapers 61 years ago that today have a combined circulation of more than 200,000.
Born Oct. 5, 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Scripps was orphaned at an early age. His father, John Paul Holtsinger Scripps, editor-in-chief of the Scripps McRae League (today the Scripps Howard media group), died in 1914 of heart failure. His mother, Edith McRae Scripps, died in 1917 of influenza she contracted while serving as a volunteer nurse during the worldwide flu epidemic that year.
As a consequence, young Mr. Scripps grew up with the guidance and support of his two grandfathers, E.W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
Scripps decided early on that he wanted to pursue a newspaper career, and so in 1928, with the advice and support of McRae, Mr. Scripps, then 16, invested funds from his inheritance in a small, struggling daily newspaper, the Ventura County Star.
Two years later, when McRae died, Mr. Scripps left the University of Southern California, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
During the ensuing five decades he led his company through its growth from one small daily to its present size of seven dailies and two weeklies in California and Washington state.
In 1986, with his cousins-Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps-he spearheaded a merger of John P. Scripps Newspapers with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his grandfather in 1888.
Mr. Scripps remained active in the company up to his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-03-17/news/8903270723_1_scripps-howard-scripps-clinic-john-p-scripps-newspapers
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John P. Scripps; Newspaper Family Scion
March 17, 1989
John P. Scripps, scion of the veteran newspaper family who as a youth added to the Scripps Howard empire by investing in a small newspaper that grew to a chain, has died.
Scripps, who was also a noted yachtsman and a breeder and owner of race horses, died Wednesday night of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, the company announced Thursday. He was 76, had been ill for three weeks and was recovering from pneumonia.
Scripps added a major chapter to the 200-year family newspaper history when he invested at age 16 in a newspaper that became the foundation of a group of papers in California and Washington state.
Today, the chain comprises seven daily newspapers and a half interest in an eighth with a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
Born in Cleveland, Scripps was orphaned at age 5.
He was raised under the influence of his two grandfathers, E. W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
In 1928, with help from McRae, the teen-age Scripps invested funds from his inheritance in a struggling California daily, the Ventura County Star. Two years later, when McRae died, Scripps left USC, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
The paper, now called the Ventura County Star-Free Press, is the organization's flagship publication with a daily circulation of about 50,000.
In 1986, together with his cousins Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps, he spearheaded a merger of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his paternal grandfather in 1888.
Scripps remained active in the company until his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-17/news/mn-1656_1_scripps-howard
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LA JOLLA, Calif., March 16, 1989— John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group, died of heart failure Wednesday night at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Scripps headed a chain of seven daily newspapers, with a half interest in an eighth, that had a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
In 1986 the chain merged with Scripps Howard, the media company founded by his grandfather, E. W. Scripps.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, Peter of Carson City, Nev; Paul of Del Mar Calif; Edith Scripps LaDow of Rancho Santa Fe Calif; and Vicki Scripps Evans of Millville, Calif; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Mr. Scripps died Wednesday of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, Calif. He was 76.
Born to a family whose journalistic traditions have spanned two centuries and numerous generations, Mr. Scripps was a successful and widely known newspaper publisher in his own right. He founded a group of West Coast newspapers 61 years ago that today have a combined circulation of more than 200,000.
Born Oct. 5, 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Scripps was orphaned at an early age. His father, John Paul Holtsinger Scripps, editor-in-chief of the Scripps McRae League (today the Scripps Howard media group), died in 1914 of heart failure. His mother, Edith McRae Scripps, died in 1917 of influenza she contracted while serving as a volunteer nurse during the worldwide flu epidemic that year.
As a consequence, young Mr. Scripps grew up with the guidance and support of his two grandfathers, E.W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
Scripps decided early on that he wanted to pursue a newspaper career, and so in 1928, with the advice and support of McRae, Mr. Scripps, then 16, invested funds from his inheritance in a small, struggling daily newspaper, the Ventura County Star.
Two years later, when McRae died, Mr. Scripps left the University of Southern California, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
During the ensuing five decades he led his company through its growth from one small daily to its present size of seven dailies and two weeklies in California and Washington state.
In 1986, with his cousins-Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps-he spearheaded a merger of John P. Scripps Newspapers with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his grandfather in 1888.
Mr. Scripps remained active in the company up to his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-03-17/news/8903270723_1_scripps-howard-scripps-clinic-john-p-scripps-newspapers
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John P. Scripps; Newspaper Family Scion
March 17, 1989
John P. Scripps, scion of the veteran newspaper family who as a youth added to the Scripps Howard empire by investing in a small newspaper that grew to a chain, has died.
Scripps, who was also a noted yachtsman and a breeder and owner of race horses, died Wednesday night of heart failure at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla, the company announced Thursday. He was 76, had been ill for three weeks and was recovering from pneumonia.
Scripps added a major chapter to the 200-year family newspaper history when he invested at age 16 in a newspaper that became the foundation of a group of papers in California and Washington state.
Today, the chain comprises seven daily newspapers and a half interest in an eighth with a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
Born in Cleveland, Scripps was orphaned at age 5.
He was raised under the influence of his two grandfathers, E. W. Scripps (1851-1926) and Col. Milton A. McRae (1858-1930), founder and general manager, respectively, of the Scripps McRae League.
In 1928, with help from McRae, the teen-age Scripps invested funds from his inheritance in a struggling California daily, the Ventura County Star. Two years later, when McRae died, Scripps left USC, where he was studying for a journalism degree, to take over full-time management of his small company.
The paper, now called the Ventura County Star-Free Press, is the organization's flagship publication with a daily circulation of about 50,000.
In 1986, together with his cousins Charles, Ted, and Robert Scripps, he spearheaded a merger of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division with Scripps Howard, the media firm founded by his paternal grandfather in 1888.
Scripps remained active in the company until his death, serving as chairman of the board of John P. Scripps Newspapers and as a director of Scripps Howard.
He is survived by two sons, two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
source: http://articles.latimes.com/1989-03-17/news/mn-1656_1_scripps-howard
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LA JOLLA, Calif., March 16, 1989— John P. Scripps, founder and chairman of the board of the John P. Scripps Newspapers division of the Scripps Howard media group, died of heart failure Wednesday night at the Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Scripps headed a chain of seven daily newspapers, with a half interest in an eighth, that had a combined circulation of more than 200,000. It also owns two weekly papers.
In 1986 the chain merged with Scripps Howard, the media company founded by his grandfather, E. W. Scripps.
Mr. Scripps is survived by four children, Peter of Carson City, Nev; Paul of Del Mar Calif; Edith Scripps LaDow of Rancho Santa Fe Calif; and Vicki Scripps Evans of Millville, Calif; four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
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