RTM Joins with Scripps Howard News Service
for Weekly Syndicated Column

DETROIT, Mich. - July 1, 2002 - Beginning July 9, Scripps Howard News Service will debut "In Motion," a new column dedicated to answering travel, automotive and personal finance questions for busy professionals with overload of obligations, leaving little time for research.

Courtney Caldwell, publisher and editor-in-chief of ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine, will dole out expert advice on automotive and travel-related topics in a warm, comprehensive manner to a broad spectrum of readers - from the seasoned professional planning a quick getaway to the young single purchasing a new car. "In Motion" will be offered to more than 400 newspapers nationwide every Tuesday on the Scripps Howard wire. The weekly column can be found in either the travel or automotive section of each paper depending on that week's content.

RTM editors will also contribute to the column from time to time as guest writers who will offer insights into new vehicles and great destinations. Contributing editors include BJ Killeen, Steve Siler, Margaret Hundley Parker, and Martha Hindes. Find out more about these editors by clicking here.

ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine is a 14-year-old publishing company recognized as an authority on travel and automotive information. Caldwell is a national consumer advocate who has made numerous appearances on CNN, NBC News, The Learning Channel, Lifetime, ESPN and Good Morning America.

Scripps Howard News Service is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company. The E.W. Scripps Company is a diverse media concern with interests in newspaper publishing, broadcast television, cable television programming and interactive media. Scripps operates 21 daily newspapers, 10 broadcast TV stations and four cable television networks.

Scripps national television network brands include Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY -- Do It Yourself Network and Fine Living. Scripps Networks programming can be seen in 25 countries.

The company also operates Scripps Howard News Service, United Media, the worldwide licensing and syndication home of PEANUTS and DILBERT, and 31 Web sites, including hgtv.com, foodtv.com, diynet.com and comics.com.

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For more information, please contact: Michelle Sodee editor@roadandtravel.com

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