Gracia C. Martore is the former president and

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of Tegna, Inc. and was CEO of the predecessor

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and

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Corporation.

Education and early career

Martore graduated from

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in 1973 with a double major in

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and

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. While at Wellesley she was named a Scholar for academic excellence. She worked for 12 years in the banking industry before joining Gannett. In 2010 Ms. Martore's total compensation was estimated by

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to be over eight million dollars.

Awards

In a 2011 review of the world's most powerful women Martore was cited by

. She was also named one of Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women by ''

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''.

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magazine named her one of the best CFOs in America and ranked her the Best CFO in America in the publishing and advertising agencies category for three years in a row (2004, 2005 and 2006). The ''

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'' named her one of the top 10 female executives at major companies in the Washington region. In 2006 she was named CFO of the Year by

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References

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