Roger Ogden to head the Gannett Center for Design and Innovation

In this additional role, Ogden will head the Gannett's Center forDesign and Innovation, a new entity within the company that willencourage development of new business ideas and improved processes forGannett. The Center will assign ideas submitted by employees to teamsfor study and implementation. Employees from around the company willbe invited to work on the teams.

Gannett's division leaders will have significant roles in theprocess, ensuring the long-term focus of the company on innovation. Inaddition to Ogden, division heads are Sue Clark-Johnson, president ofthe Newspaper Division; Craig Moon, president and publisher of USATODAY; Paul Davidson, chairman and chief executive officer ofNewsquest; and Jack Williams, president of Gannett Digital.

"Innovation is the future of Gannett, and Roger has proven hisability to encourage new ideas and make them business-ready. He is theright person for this new and exciting role," said Craig Dubow,president and CEO of Gannett. "The Center for Design and Innovation isa key part of our strategy for growing Gannett and stimulatinginnovation throughout the company. As a team, our top management isexcited to embrace innovation."

"Creating an environment that not only fosters innovation, butdrives it through the company by tapping into the amazing energy ofGannett's people, is an opportunity I couldn't pass up," Ogden said."Gannett's employees are the most willing and enthusiastic group I'veever worked with, and I am looking forward to harnessing all thatwonderful enthusiasm."

Ogden became president and CEO of Gannett Broadcast in July, 2005.Prior to that appointment, he was a senior vice president of GannettBroadcast and president and general manager of K*USA-TV, the GannettNBC affiliate in Denver. As a member of the Gannett BroadcastOperating Committee, Ogden had responsibility for Gannett's Phoenix,Cleveland, Sacramento and Atlanta stations in addition to Denver.

Ogden previously was president and managing director of NBCEurope. He began his broadcast career at age 13 in Denver at radiostation KPOF and has worked at TV stations in Denver and Louisville,KY.

He has served on the Associated Press Board of Directors aschairman of the Broadcast Committee. He also served as the NBCAffiliate Board as chairman and president in 2003 and 2004, andcurrently is past chair.

Gannett named Ogden Manager of the Year in 2005.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and informationcompany that publishes 91 daily newspapers in the USA, including USATODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company alsoowns nearly 1,000 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, aweekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the UnitedKingdom's second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquestpublishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and anetwork of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21television stations in the United States and is an Internet leaderwith sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers includingUSATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.