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Gambit Expresses Gratitude for AAN's Katrina Relief Efforts

As Gambit marks the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, co-owners Clancy and Margo DuBos have sent a message to AAN which will be distributed to members in an email today. (FULL STORY)
Gambit  |  08-30-2010  11:49 am  |  Association News  |  Comments (1)

Gambit Weekly Publisher, Editor Receive Anti-Defamation League Awardnew

Gambit publisher Margo DuBos and her husband, political editor Clancy DuBos, will be honored with the Anti-Defamation League's A.I. Botnick "Torch of Liberty Award" at a Dec. 14 dinner in New Orleans. "Under the direction of Margo and Clancy, Gambit has won scores of local, regional and national awards for innovative, incisive and robust journalism," the letter from the ADL reads. "The weekly's editorial positions reflect the ADL's commitment to equal opportunity and opposition to bigotry in any form."
Gambit Weekly  |  10-15-2008  8:28 am  |  Honors & Achievements

Gambit Weekly Names New Editornew

Kevin Allman will take over as Gambit editor next week, replacing Clancy DuBos, who will remain on staff as political editor. DuBos co-owns the paper with his wife, publisher and CEO Margo DuBos, and is chairman of Gambit Communications Inc. "There are journalists in this country that would kill to be able to enterprise their own stories, work their own beats, and get the space they need to do their craft. They can do that at Gambit," Allman writes on his blog. "Now I get to join them, and I can't tell you how happy I am about that."
Gambit Weekly  |  10-03-2008  9:26 am  |  Industry News

Gambit Weekly's Clancy DuBos Participated in Katrina Rescue Efforts

After safely evacuating from his home near Lake Pontchartrain last year, Gambit Weekly Editor Clancy DuBos found a friend with a boat and headed back to New Orleans to help his neighbors. Baton Rouge television station WAFB describes his good deeds as part of its Hurricane Katrina anniversary coverage.
09-05-2006  5:48 pm  |  Industry News

Gambit Weekly to Return Nov. 1

Even though Hurricane Katrina left its office (pictured) submerged under more than two feet of water, co-owners Margo and Clancy DuBos always knew the paper would make a comeback. "We're about to celebrate our 25th anniversary [at Gambit]," says Margo. "How could I work that hard and get the company where it is and walk away from that?" The paper will initially operate from a temporary office space in Metairie, La., but it will have to do so without editor Michael Tisserand, who has made the difficult decision to relocate with his family to the Chicago area. (FULL STORY)
Joy Howard  |  10-12-2005  8:27 am  |  Industry News

Gambit Co-Owners Clancy and Margo DuBos Thank AAN Members

Late Friday evening, after an exhilarating day in which he participated in a nautical search-and-rescue mission, Gambit Communications co-owner Clancy DuBos spoke with AAN Executive Director Richard Karpel and learned that the AAN relief effort had been announced earlier that day. He then sent the following message via e-mail: "Since Katrina struck, we have been overwhelmed by the enormity of the destruction left in its wake. We are even more overwhelmed by the outpouring of assistance and generosity from our fellow AAN members. This is the highest calling of our organization -- making a real difference in the lives of others -- and proof of what a great group of professionals belong to AAN. We will never forget you. God bless you all."
09-02-2005  9:24 pm  |  Industry News

Gambit Weekly Baton Rouge Suspends Publication

Owners Clancy and Margo DuBos hope to sell the paper. (FULL STORY)
Seth Wharton  |  04-10-2001  11:50 am  |  Industry News

New Alternative Debuts in Baton Rouge

Gambit Weekly Owners Go Start-Up Route After Deal to Buy Monthly Collapses. (FULL STORY)
Cory Zurowski  |  02-17-1999  11:51 am  |  Industry News

Baton Rouge Newsweekly to Debut in January

Gambit Weekly Owners Prepare For Launch By Acquiring Assets of Local Paper. (FULL STORY)
Cory Zurowski  |  10-02-1998  11:51 am  |  Industry News

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