Oliveaux new publisher, editor of Gazette, Bee

By Cory Smith | news@campcountynow.com

Moser Community Media announced Dannie Oliveaux has assumed the role of editor and publisher of The Pittsburg Gazette and The Steel Country Bee in Daingerfield.

Oliveaux replaces Debbie Knox who retired as publisher.

“I’m excited about my new position as editor and publisher of both newspapers and returning closer to home,” Oliveaux said. “This has been a goal of mine for a long time. I’m looking forward to working with the staff of both papers, and meeting and working with people in both communities.”

The 59-year-old veteran journalist worked in Washington and Oregon from July 1999 to April 2015. While in Washington, he served as sports editor of Tacoma Weekly, editor of The Gazette in Orting, sports editor of the Seaside (Ore.) Signal, and editor of the Port Orchard (Wash.) Independent. 

In 2015, the Independent captured first place in the General Excellence contest among large weeklies in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, along with winning first place for news and sports photography.

Before coming to Pittsburg, Oliveaux worked for Gatehouse Media since August 2015, first as sports editor at the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, and then was named editor of the Neosho (Mo.) Daily News.

The veteran journalist is native of Hebert, La., and attended school at Mangham High School. Oliveaux attended the University of Louisiana-Monroe and majored in advertising design and photography.

He and his wife, Gail, plan to move into a home on Feb. 1.

“We are excited about moving to the area and becoming part of the community,” added Oliveaux. “We would like to make this home for a long time.”