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Estlow, Edward W., 1920-2015

 Person

Biography

Born in Colorado. DU student: 1942 BA, education. Chief, DU Board of Trustees. Student-athlete: Men's football, 1939-1941; Men's track and field, 1941-1942. He also met his wife, Charlotte Ann Schroeder, on the DU campus in 1941 and they married in 1944. They had four daughters: Susan Lyday, Nancy Gwin, Sally Baier and Mary Erculiani. The couple was wed until Charlotte's death in 2013.

Estlow took his first newspaper job as a part owner and general manager of the Lovington (New Mexico) Press, a weekly newspaper. Estlow served as Scripps’ president and CEO from 1976 until 1985. Scripps is the parent company of KMGH-TV, 7NEWS. Estlow's career with the Cincinnati-based media company began as a retail advertising representative in 1952 at the former Rocky Mountain News, where he also served as a reporter.

Prior to being named president and CEO, Estlow was vice president of the company and general business manager of Scripps Howard Newspapers.

Born and raised in Colorado, Estlow studied law at DU and at Westminster Law School following service as an Air Force captain in World War ll.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Administration Trustees, circa 1980-1989

 Item
Identifier: U201.01.0076.0015.00001
Abstract

Black and white photographic image of a group of seven individuals, including Ed Estlow (left), Marion Gottesfeld (center), Joy Burns (third from right), and Daniel J. Ritchie (second from right), in front of an unidentified building renovation. Estimated date 1980s.

Dates: circa 1980-1989

Estlow, Ed, 1986

 File
Identifier: U201.02.0139.0016
Abstract

Images of newspaper executive Ed Estlow, alumnus and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Denver, including one black and white print of Estlow with Judge John Kane and one color print of a portrait of Estlow.

Dates: 1986