Scripps taps veteran media sales executive Brian Norris as new chief revenue officer
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Norris comes to Scripps from NBCUniversal, where he served as senior vice president of its recently launched SMB growth division. In this role, he led the sales team responsible for leveraging NBCUniversal's suite of premium content and advanced advertising capabilities to assist small and medium-sized businesses scale beyond social media. Prior to that, Norris built NBCUniversal's first business development and sales team dedicated to the direct-to-consumer and mid-market category as senior vice president of direct-to-scale and commerce partnerships.
Before joining NBCUniversal, Norris led media sales for DISH Network and Sling TV. He joined DISH in 2008 to help launch DISH Media Sales' flagship office in
"Brian has a depth of experience driving revenue through linear, addressable and digital media," said Lisa Knutson, Scripps' chief operating officer. "His understanding of advanced advertising models and performance media, combined with his commitment to developing high-performing and diverse teams, makes him an ideal leader to advance Scripps' revenue strategy as it continues to expand its share of advertising revenue in the local, national and CTV marketplaces."
In addition to his tenured footprint in the media industry, Norris also serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham University's Gabelli School of Business in
"Scripps has a long history of entrepreneurship and evolving to meet the needs of media consumers," said Norris. "I am energized to join this team and passionate about continuing to challenge the status quo across the media landscape and taking advantage of industry disruption to better serve our advertisers and the consumers they engage across Scripps' strong portfolio of media brands and advertising platforms."
He currently serves as vice chairman of the board of the International Radio and Television Society (IRTS) Foundation – a
Norris holds a bachelor's degree in science from
Media contact: Michael Perry, (513) 259-4718, michael.perry@scripps.com
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Scripps News and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in
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