Claybaugh Named President, Publisher of Two Gannett Ohio Newspapers
McLEAN, VA – Thomas E. Claybaugh today was named president and publisher of the Zanesville Times Recorder and the Coshocton Tribune, two newspapers in Ohio owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI).
“Tom Claybaugh is an experienced community newspaper executive. He understands and appreciates the needs of both advertisers and readers,” said Gary Watson, president of Gannett’s Newspaper Division. Claybaugh, 45, currently is director of Advertising for the Press & Sun-Bulletin in Binghamton, NY. He began his career at Gannett with the company’s Rochester, NY, operation in 1989. He and his wife, Theresa, have three children.
Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 101 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 750 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company. Newsquest publishes more than 300 titles, including 17 daily newspapers, and a network of prize-winning Web sites. Gannett also operates 21 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the Web.
For media inquiries, contact:
Tara Connell
Vice President of Corporate Communications
(703) 854-6049
tjconnel@gannett.com