8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 24, 2006


                              GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          New York                        1-14761                 13-4007862
      (State or other            (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation)                               Identification No.)

     One Corporate Center, Rye, NY                                  10580
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (914) 921-3700


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     Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

     On April 24, 2006, Michael R. Anastasio, Vice President and Chief Financial
     Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (the "Company"), informed the Company that
     he would be resigning from his position with the Company effective after
     the filing of the Company's Form 10-Q for the first quarter but no later
     than May 31, 2006. On April 28, 2006, the Company announced that John C.
     Ferrara, a director of the Company since December 1999, would be appointed
     interim Chief Financial Officer effective with Mr. Anastasio's departure.
     On April 28, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing, among
     other things, the Company's appointment of Mr. Ferrara as interim Chief
     Financial Officer. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as
     Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.


     Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c)  Exhibits

     99.1 Company's Press Release, dated April 28, 2006.




                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.                Description
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99.1                       Company's Press Release, dated April 28, 2006




                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       GAMCO Investors, Inc.

                                       By:          /s/ Douglas R. Jamieson
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                      Douglas R. Jamieson
                                           President and Chief Operating Officer


Date:  April 28, 2006
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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

         GAMCO Appoints John Ferrara as Interim Chief Financial Officer

     RYE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2006--GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE:
GBL) announced today that John C. Ferrara, a senior executive with more than
twenty-five years of experience in operations, acquisitions, financing, business
development and strategic planning, will serve as interim Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Ferrara has been a member of the Board of GAMCO Investors, Inc.
since December 1999.
     "We are pleased to have John available in this transition," Mario Gabelli,
Chairman and C.E.O. of GAMCO, said. "John's broad-based financial experience
will be extremely helpful as we search for a CFO."
     Mr. Ferrara was the President and CEO of Space Holding Corporation and its
Chief Financial Officer from November 1999 to December 2000. He was the
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Golden Books Family
Entertainment, Inc. from 1998 to 1999, and Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Renaissance Communications Corp. from 1989 to 1997. Mr. Ferrara, a
CPA, previously held financial positions at the American Express Company, the
National Broadcasting Company and Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Ferrara has an MBA
in Finance from Columbia University and a BS in Accounting from the University
of Maryland.
     Mr. Ferrara assumes the post from Michael R. Anastasio, Jr. who will be
leaving the company next month to pursue another career opportunity after the
completion of the Form 10-Q filing. Mr. Gabelli added, "All of us at GAMCO wish
Michael well on his new endeavors."
     GAMCO Investors, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manages assets of private
advisory accounts (GAMCO), mutual funds and closed-end funds (Gabelli Funds,
LLC), and partnerships and offshore funds (Investment Partnerships).


     CONTACT: For GAMCO Investors
              Douglas R. Jamieson, 914-921-5020
              www.gabelli.com