He joined the corporate staff in 1988, just prior to the company’s initial public offering.

Before moving to Scripps headquarters, he was a business reporter and editor at The Cincinnati Post, a Scripps newspaper, where he spent four years covering Wall Street, the national economy, and developments in the media industry.

He began his media career as a part-time reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer. He later graduated from college and joined a growing chain of community newspapers. He progressed through that company as the owner, Suburban Communications, purchased and consolidated a number of family-owned publications in the Midwest. It was there that Boehne first developed a love of both the content and business sides of the media industry.

The E. W. Scripps Company was preparing for its coming out party on Wall Street when he joined the corporate staff in early 1988 as manager of investor relations, a brand-new function in the 110-year-old enterprise. Scripps went public that summer (at $16) and Boehne was charged with building a base of public shareholders who would support the company’s long-term mission and be good partners for the Scripps family.

Several years later, Boehne became director of all of the company’s communication efforts. In addition to investor relations and media relations, he took on responsibility for employee communications and the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. He also joined the company’s long-range strategic planning and development group, and in May 1995 became a vice president of the corporation.

In 1998 Boehne co-founded the Scripps Leadership Institute, a bi-annual program that identifies and provides training for up-and-coming senior-level managers.

He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northern Kentucky University in 1981. In 1996, he received the university's annual Professional Achievement Award, and in 2001 was named the university's Outstanding Alumnus.

He and his wife Lisa recently agreed to co-chair the alumni portion of Northern Kentucky University’s first major capital campaign. They are also involved in numerous programs for teenagers at Highland Hills Church located in Northern Kentucky.

Boehne currently is chairman of the capital campaign for YMCA Camp Ernst; active in efforts to support quality public education; and is a member of the Deloitte & Touche external advisory board in Cincinnati. He also serves as a trustee of the Free Store/Foodbank and the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati. In the past, he has served numerous other organizations within the media industry and local community.