John Lansing, a television executive with an extensive background in news and entertainment programming, has been named executive vice president for Scripps Networks. Lansing has been appointed to a
newly created position as part of the company's ongoing strategy to strengthen and build on the success of its growing portfolio of national lifestyle television networks. Lansing, 46, has had
strategic and operating oversight responsibilities for the 10 Scripps broadcast television stations since 2000, first as vice president of station operations and then as senior vice
president/television.