| Scripps to Report Third Quarter Results; Web Cast of Conference Call Available |
CINCINNATI, Sep 22, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The E. W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) will report third quarter 2003 operating results before trading on the New York Stock Exchange begins Tuesday, Oct. 14. A telephone conference call with members of the company's senior management team will follow at 11 a.m. EDT. Scripps will offer a live audio Web cast of the conference call. To access the Web cast, visit www.scripps.com , choose "investor relations," then follow the "Live Web Cast" link at the top of the page. Listeners need Windows Media Player to access the call online. To access the conference call by telephone, dial 1-888-428-4479 (U.S.) or 1-651-291-5254 (International), approximately 10 minutes before the start of the call. Callers will need the name of the call (third quarter earnings report) to be granted access. Callers also will be asked to provide their name and company affiliation. The media and general public are provided access to the conference call on a listen-only basis. A replay line will be open from 4:15 p.m. EDT Oct. 14 until 11:59 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 17. The domestic number to access the replay is 1-800-475-6701 and the international number is 1-320-365-3844. The access code for both numbers is 699378. A replay of the conference call will be archived and available online for an extended period of time following the call. To access the audio replay, visit www.scripps.com approximately four hours after the call, choose "investor relations" then follow the "audio archives" link at the top of the page. Celebrating its 125th anniversary, The E. W. Scripps Company is a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, national television networks, interactive media and television-retailing. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations, four cable and satellite television programming services and a home shopping network. All of the company's media businesses provide content and advertising services via the Internet. Scripps Networks brands include Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY -- Do It Yourself Network and Fine Living. Home & Garden and Food Network each can be seen in about 80 million U.S. television households. Scripps Networks Web sites include FoodNetwork.com, hgtv.com, DIYnetwork.com and fineliving.com. Scripps Networks programming can be seen in 33 countries. The company's home shopping subsidiary, Shop At Home Network, markets a growing range of consumer goods directly to television viewers and visitors to the Shop At Home Web site, shopathometv.com. Shop At Home reaches about 44 million full-time equivalent U.S. households. Scripps also operates Scripps Howard News Service and United Media, which is the worldwide licensing and syndication home of PEANUTS and DILBERT. SOURCE E.W. Scripps Company Tim Stautberg of The E. W. Scripps Company, +1-513-977-3826, or stautberg@scripps.com http://www.scripps.com |