Prior to rejoining the corporate office in Cincinnati, Lowe was chairman and CEO of Knoxville-based Scripps Networks. He built the company's Scripps Networks division into one of the nation's fastest growing and most successful creators of unique brands for television and the Internet. He founded and launched Home & Garden Television (HGTV) in 1994; managed Food Network, in which the company owns a majority interest; and oversaw the launch of the company's third network, Do It Yourself (DIY), in September 1999, as well as Scripps' newest network, Fine Living, which launched in March 2002. Lowe joined Scripps in 1980 as general manager of the company's radio properties. In 1988, he became vice president of programming, promotion and marketing for the company's nine network-affiliated television stations. Lowe began his career in radio with Southern Broadcasting in 1969 and continued with various management positions in radio and television with Harte-Hanks Broadcasting in the late 1970s. Lowe serves on the board of directors of Associated Press, Paley Center for Media, Cincinnati Center Development Corporation and Cincinnati Business Committee. He also serves on the executive committee of the Commercial Club; and is vice chair of the executive committee and member of the Cincinnati Museum Center board of trustees.