The Arizona Republic and azcentral, 2025
Author(s): Robert Anglen, Michael Chow and Elena Santa Cruz
After teen Preston Lord’s death in late October 2023, The Arizona Republic investigated a string of vicious, blitz-style attacks by a group of affluent teenagers known as the “Gilbert Goons,” who threaten and intimidate their targets into silence.
Jack R. Howard is credited with expanding The E.W. Scripps Company’s presence in the field of broadcasting. In 1937, he was elected president of the Scripps radio company. Jack succeeded his father, Roy W. Howard, as president of Scripps-Howard in 1953. He retired in 1976.