Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) said today that its first-quarter 2009 earnings conference call with financial analysts will be held on Thursday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The call will be accessible live to the media and general public via Webcast and through a limited number of listen-only, dial-in conference lines.

The company’s earnings announcement will be released to news outlets and wire services before the market opens on April 16. Materials related to the call will be available at that time through the Investor Relations section of Gannett’s Web site, www.gannett.com.

To access the conference call, dial 1-800-822-4794 at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled 10:00 a.m. start of the call. International callers should dial 913-312-0690. The confirmation code for the conference call is 9412955. Replay of the conference call will be available about two hours after the live call on Thursday, April 16 to Thursday, April 30. To access the replay, dial 1-888-203-1112. International callers should use the number 719-457-0820. The confirmation code for the replay is 9412955.

The live Webcast will be accessible through the company’s Web site, www.gannett.com. To listen to the live Webcast, access www.gannett.com and click on the link to the Webcast. Allow at least 10 minutes to access Gannett’s home page and complete the links before the Webcast begins.

Replays of the conference call Webcast also will be available under “Investor Relations” at www.gannett.com beginning about two hours after the live event. A transcript of the conference call will be archived on the company’s Web site.

Gannett Co., Inc. is an international news and information company operating on multiple platforms including the Internet, mobile, newspapers, magazines and TV stations. Gannett is an Internet leader with hundreds of newspaper and TV Web sites; CareerBuilder.com, the nation’s top employment site; USATODAY.com; and more than 80 local MomsLikeMe.com sites. Gannett publishes 85 daily U.S. newspapers, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper, and more than 850 magazines and other non-dailies including USA WEEKEND. Gannett also operates 23 television stations in 19 U.S. markets. Gannett subsidiary Newsquest is the United Kingdom’s second largest regional newspaper company with 17 daily paid-for titles, more than 200 weekly newspapers, magazines and trade publications, and a network of Web sites.