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):

January 12, 2006

GANNETT CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware	1-6961	16-0442930
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization of Registrant)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, Virginia	22107-0910
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(703) 854-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

On January 17, 2006, Gannett Co., Inc. announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has elected Marjorie Magner to serve as a director of the Company, effective February 1, 2006. Ms. Magner has not yet been named to a Board committee.

A press release announcing the election of Ms. Magner is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to 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.

	Gannett Co., Inc.
Date: January 17, 2006	By:	/s/ Todd A. Mayman
		Todd A. Mayman
		Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release announcing the election of Ms. Magner to the Company’s Board.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006

Gannett Board Elects New Director

McLEAN, VA – Marjorie Magner, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Citigroup’s Global Consumer Group, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) effective Feb. 1, 2006, the company announced today.

“Marge is well respected in the world of business and finance, so we are extremely pleased that she chose to join Gannett’s Board after her outstanding career at Citigroup,” said Craig A. Dubow, Gannett’s president and chief executive officer. “Her character and knowledge will be strong assets to Gannett.”

Magner served in various roles at Citigroup, and a predecessor company, CitiFinancial (previously Commercial Credit), beginning in 1987. She retired from Citigroup in October 2005. She currently serves as chairman of the Brooklyn College Foundation and as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council for the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.

With Magner’s election, Gannett has ten directors.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and information company that publishes 91 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper. The company also owns more than 1,000 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.

Media inquiries:

Tara Connell

Vice President of Corporate Communication

703-854-6049

tjconnel@gannett.com

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