Craig A. Dubow is the former Chairman, President

President

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 and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

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 of Gannett Company

Gannett Company

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.

Biography

Craig A. Dubow was born on October 26, 1954. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

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 in 1977. In 1981, he worked in advertising sales for KUSA in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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. He then worked for KVUE-TV in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

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, and became its president and general manager in 1990. In 1992, he became the president and general manager of WXIA-TV

WXIA-TV

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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. From 1996 to 2000, he served as executive vice president of Gannett Television. He became President of Gannett Broadcasting in 2000, and CEO in 2001.

He sits on the board of directors of Broadcast Music Incorporated

Broadcast Music Incorporated

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 and the Associated Press

Associated Press

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. He is a member of the Business Roundtable

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, and the Development Board of the University of Texas at Austin. He has served on the boards of directors of MSTV, CBS

CBS

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, and NBC

NBC

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.

Dubow's annual compensation at Gannett was approximately $4.5 million.. He retired on October 6, 2011, for health reasons,. He left with a golden parachute

Golden parachute

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 and could receive retirement and disability benefits valued at $37 million. The amount of his retirement and disability payout has been criticized as excessive in light of the facts that under Debow's five-year tenure as CEO, Gannett's share price fell to $10 per share from over $70, and the number of employees was reduced from 52,000 to 32,000.

He lives in Great Falls, Virginia

Great Falls, Virginia

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, with his wife Denise and three children.