UNITED STATES
                SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                       WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                             FORM 8-K


          Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
              of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 18, 2007

                    THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
       Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

      Delaware               1-6714               53-0182885
   (State or other      (Commission File         (IRS Employer
   jurisdiction of           Number)          Identification No.)
   incorporation)


  1150 15th Street,                                  20071
N.W. Washington, D.C.                             (Zip Code)
(Address of principal
 executive offices)


                          (202) 334-6000
       (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                          Not Applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

     Item 5.02(d) Election of Directors

     (1) On January 18, 2007, Thomas S. Gayner was elected
to the Board of Directors of The Washington Post Company.


     (2) None

     (3) On January 18, 2007, Mr. Gayner was named to the Audit
Committee of The Washington Post Company.

     (4) None


Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

     Item 9.01(d) Exhibits

     Exhibit No.	Description

     99.1		Press Release dated January 18, 2007


                           SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                   The Washington Post Company
                                          (Registrant)

Date January 22, 2007                /s/ John B. Morse, Jr.
                                           (Signature)
                                       John B. Morse, Jr.
                                     Vice President, Finance



                           EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.	Description


Exhibit 99.1	Press Release dated January 18, 2007

THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
1150 15TH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20071
(202) 334-6662

Contact: Rima Calderon    For Immediate Release
	 (202) 334-6617   January 18, 2007

THOMAS S. GAYNER ELECTED A DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON
POST COMPANY

WASHINGTON  The Washington Post Company (NYSE: WPO) announced
today that Thomas S. Gayner has been elected to the Board
of Directors.  His election increases the Companys Board
to ten members.

Gayner is executive vice president and chief investment
officer of Markel Corporation, a publicly traded insurance
holding company headquartered in Glen Allen, VA. Markel
writes specialty insurance for three market segments:
the Excess and Surplus Lines Market, the Specialty
Admitted Market and the London Insurance Market.  The
specialty insurance market provides coverage for
hard-to-place risks that do not fit the underwriting
criteria of standard carriers.

Since 1990, Gayner has served as president of Markel
Gayner Asset Management; he also served as a director
of Markel Corporation from 1998 to 2003.  Previously
he had been a certified public accountant at
PricewaterhouseCoopers and a vice president of
Davenport & Company of Virginia.

Gayner received a B.S. degree in commerce in 1983
from the McIntire School at the University of Virginia.

Gayner serves on the Board of Directors of The
Davis Funds in New York City and First Market Bank
in Richmond, VA.

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