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- Edward W. ScrippsE. W. ScrippsEdward Willis Scripps , was an American newspaper publisher and founder of The E. W. Scripps Company, a diversified media conglomerate, and United Press news service. It became United Press International when International News Service merged with United Press in 1958. The E. W...
, a United States publisher and media financier - Ellen Browning ScrippsEllen Browning ScrippsEllen Browning Scripps was an American philanthropist who was the founding donor of several major institutions in Southern California.-Biography:...
, La Jolla, California philanthropist, half-sister of Edward W. Scripps - James Scripps BoothJames Scripps BoothJames Scripps Booth was an artist and automotive engineer.-Early years:The eldest of George Gough Booth and Ellen Booth's five children, James was born on May 31, 1888 in Detroit, Michigan. He received his education at private schools, he left school before graduating from the tenth grade...
, Detroit artist and engineer, builder of two early 20th century US automobiles, Scripps-BoothScripps-BoothScripps-Booth was a United States automobile company based in Detroit, Michigan, which produced motor vehicles from 1913 through 1923.-History:...
and Bi-AutogoBi-Autogo (automobile)The Bi-Autogo was a prototype American motorcycle, built in 1913.Designed and built by Detroit artist & engineer James Scripps Booth, it had the usual two wheels , plus two pairs of smaller, retractable outrigger wheels in the three-seater body...
. - James E. ScrippsJames E. ScrippsJames Edmund Scripps was an American newspaper publisher and philanthropist.Scripps was born in 1835 in London to James Mogg Scripps and Ellen Mary Scripps. His father was a bookbinder who came to America in 1844 with six motherless children. Scripps grew up on a Rushville, Illinois, farm...
, newspaper publisher and brother of Ellen Browning Scripps - Samuel H. ScrippsSamuel H. ScrippsSamuel H. Scripps was a patron of the arts, and played a significant role in gaining support and recognition for theatre and dance companies throughout America in the second half of the twentieth century....
, a philanthropist in theater and dance, grandson of Edward W. Scripps - John Martin ScrippsJohn Martin ScrippsJohn Martin was a British spree killer who murdered three tourists—Gerard Lowe in Singapore, and Sheila and Darin Damude in Thailand—with another three unconfirmed victims. He posed as a tourist himself when committing the murders, for which British tabloids nickname him "the tourist from Hell"...
, a British serial killer - William Edmund ScrippsWilliam Edmund ScrippsWilliam Edmund Scripps was a noted newspaper publisher with The Detroit News, pioneer aviator; and one of the original founders of WWJ radio station.-Family:...
, son of James E. Scripps and founder of WWJ (AM)WWJ (AM)WWJ is Detroit, Michigan's only 24-hour all-news radio station. Broadcasting at 950 kHz, the station is owned and operated by CBS Corporation subsidiary CBS Radio. The station first went on the air on August 20, 1920 with the call sign 8MK...
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- E. W. Scripps CompanyE. W. Scripps CompanyThe E. W. Scripps Company is an American media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps on November 2, 1878. The company is headquartered inside the Scripps Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its corporate motto is "Give light and the people will find their own way."On October 16, 2007, the company...
, a media conglomerate founded by Edward W. Scripps - Scripps Networks InteractiveScripps Networks InteractiveScripps Networks Interactive is an American media company formed on July 1, 2008 as a spin out of the E.W. Scripps Company. Since launching HGTV in 1994, Scripps has become a leader in lifestyle media, developing relevant content for television, the Internet satellite radio, books, magazines, and...
, a media company in the business of cable television and interactive media formed as a spin-off from E. W. Scripps Company on July 1, 2008. Cable television properties include HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and others. - Scripps-BoothScripps-BoothScripps-Booth was a United States automobile company based in Detroit, Michigan, which produced motor vehicles from 1913 through 1923.-History:...
, early 20th century U.S. automobile company - Scripps CenterScripps CenterThe Scripps Center is a 35-story office building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.Completed in 1990, the building is located just off the Cincinnati riverfront at 312 Walnut Street. Home to a number of different companies, the skyscraper overlooks the Ohio River, the National Underground Railroad...
, an office building in Cincinnati, Ohio owned by E. W. Scripps Company - Scripps CollegeScripps CollegeScripps College is a progressive liberal arts women's college in Claremont, California, United States. It is a member of the Claremont Colleges. Scripps ranks 3rd for the nation's best women's college, ahead of Barnard College, Mount Holyoke College, and Bryn Mawr College at 23rd on the list for...
, a women's college in Claremont, California - Scripps College of Communication, a division of Ohio University
- Scripps Cottage, part of the campus of San Diego State UniversitySan Diego State UniversitySan Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
in San Diego, California - Scripps HealthScripps HealthScripps Health is a nonprofit health care system based in San Diego, California. The system includes four hospitals and 19 outpatient facilities, and treats a half-million patients annually through 2,600 affiliated physicians....
, a not-for-profit, community-based health care delivery network in San Diego, California - Scripps Institution of OceanographyScripps Institution of OceanographyScripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world...
, an ocean and earth science institution in La Jolla, California - Scripps MansionScripps MansionThe Scripps Mansion is a Tudor style mansion located in Lake Orion, Michigan. The buildings and surrounding land are known collectively as The William E. Scripps Estate.-History:...
, personal estate of William Edmund ScrippsWilliam Edmund ScrippsWilliam Edmund Scripps was a noted newspaper publisher with The Detroit News, pioneer aviator; and one of the original founders of WWJ radio station.-Family:... - Scripps National Spelling BeeScripps National Spelling BeeThe Scripps National Spelling Bee is a highly competitive annual spelling bee in the United States, with participants from other countries as well. It is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W...
, sponsored by the E. W. Scripps Company. - Scripps Ranch, a community in San Diego, California
- The Scripps Research InstituteThe Scripps Research InstituteThe Scripps Research Institute is an American medical research facility that focuses on research in the basic biomedical sciences. Headquartered in La Jolla, California, with a sister facility in Jupiter, Florida, the institute is home to 3,000 scientists, technicians, graduate students, and...
(TSRI), a medical research facility with campuses in La Jolla, California and Jupiter, Florida