Krans Named President, Publisher of Gannett's Palm Springs, CA Newspaper

"Michelle brings a passion for the newspaper business combinedwith a real interest in helping the communities we serve,"Clark-Johnson said. "She has a thorough knowledge of the market and isprepared to lead this newspaper for years to come. I am very pleasedMichelle will be running Palm Springs."

Krans replaces Robert Dickey, who last week was named senior grouppresident of the Pacific Newspaper Group and chairman of PhoenixNewspapers.

Krans has been Advertising and Marketing director of The DesertSun since 2001. She began her Gannett career at the Palm Springsnewspaper as the Marketing and Promotions manager in 1990. She alsohas served as Market Development manager; Custom Publishing managerand Market Development director at the paper. From 1985 to 1990, shewas with McCord Insurance Services in Studio City, CA.

Gannett Co., Inc. is a leading international news and informationcompany that publishes 99 daily newspapers in the USA, including USATODAY, the nation's largest-selling daily newspaper. The company alsoowns more than 900 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND,a weekly newspaper magazine. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is theUnited Kingdom'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.