WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Gannett Co., Inc. (GCI) said Monday that Richard Roesgen has been named president and publisher of The Daily Advertiser in Lafayette, LA, and the Daily World, in Opelousas, LA, effective March 19.
Roesgen formerly was general manager/executive editor of The Reporter and Action Publications in Fond du Lac, WI. He succeeds Ali Zoibi, who is retiring.
Prior to joining The Reporter and Action Publications in 2009, Roesgen was president and publisher of The Sheboygan (WI) Press from 2000 to 2009; president and publisher of The Reporter from 1998-2000, managing editor from 1994-1998 and news editor from 1991-1994.
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