Ken Lowe, 55, was elected president and chief executive officer of The E.W. Scripps Company in October 2000. In January 2000 he was named president, chief operating officer and a director of the company.

Prior to rejoining the corporate office in Cincinnati, Lowe was chairman and CEO of Knoxville-based Scripps Networks. He built the company's Scripps Networks division into one of the nation's fastest growing and most successful creators of unique brands for television and the Internet. He founded and launched Home & Garden Television (HGTV) in 1994; managed Food Network, in which the company owns a majority interest; and oversaw the launch of the company's third network, Do It Yourself (DIY), in September 1999, as well as Scripps' newest network, Fine Living, which launched in March 2002. He also oversaw the acquisition of the Shop at Home television retailing network in late 2002.

Lowe joined Scripps in 1980 as general manager of the company's radio properties. In 1988, he became vice president of programming, promotion and marketing for the company's nine network-affiliated television stations.

Lowe began his career in radio with Southern Broadcasting in 1969 and continued with various management positions in radio and television with Harte-Hanks Broadcasting in the late 1970s.

Lowe serves on the board of directors of Fifth Third Bancorp and the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. He serves on the Chamber’s executive committee and is vice chair of economic development. Lowe is chair of Cincinnati USA Partnership and serves on the board of directors of the Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. Lowe is a trustee for the Fine Arts Fund; serves on the executive committee of the Commercial Club; and is vice chair of the executive committee and chair of development/corporate foundations committee and a member of the Cincinnati Museum Center board of trustees. Lowe also serves on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill board of visitors and the board of advisors to the university’s Department of Communication.

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in radio, television and motion pictures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.