BLC Belo Corp.

DALLAS, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) announced today the promotion of several key executives and certain changes in reporting relationships, effective February 1, 2006. Robert W. Decherd, Belo's chairman, president and chief executive officer, described the moves as "important steps in the Company's preparedness for an ever-changing media environment." Promotions and changes in duties include: * John L. (Jack) Sander, 64, is promoted to vice chairman of the Company, reporting to Decherd. In this role, Sander will advise Decherd and other members of the Company's management team until Sander's retirement on December 31, 2006. * Dunia A. Shive, 45, is promoted to president/Media Operations, reporting to Decherd, with oversight of all Belo television, cable news and interactive operations and two of the Company's three major newspapers. Shive will also continue as chair of Belo's Strategy Council. Shive had previously been executive vice president of the Company. * Dennis A. Williamson, 58, is promoted to executive vice president, reporting to Decherd, and remains Chief Financial Officer of the Company. * James M. Moroney III, 49, publisher and chief executive officer of The Dallas Morning News will report to Decherd. He had previously reported to Sander. * Donald F. (Skip) Cass, Jr., 40, and David T. Lougee, 47, each become executive vice president/Media Operations, reporting to Shive. Cass and Lougee will divide oversight of the Company's operating units other than The Dallas Morning News and WFAA-TV (ABC) in Dallas/Fort Worth. * Peter L. Diaz, 49, president/General Manager of KHOU-TV (CBS) in Houston, joins Richard J. (Rick) Keilty, 56, as a senior vice president with responsibility for certain television operations. Diaz will report to Cass and Keilty will report to Lougee. * Kathy E. Clements, 47, president/General Manager of WFAA, and Wesley A. Jackson, 34, senior vice president, continue to report to Shive. Decherd, who is 54, said, "All of these promotions are richly deserved and I have every confidence that these executives will be exemplary in their new roles. Dunia Shive is a dynamic leader with a breadth of operational and institutional knowledge attained through numerous executive roles at Belo, including Chief Financial Officer. Her expertise in interactive media operations, technology and strategy will serve the Company well as we continue to explore alternative distribution methods for the premium local content produced by all of Belo's operating companies. "Jack Sander will continue to provide insights and counsel as we make this leadership transition and accelerate Belo's enterprise-wide approach to operations and strategy. Dennis Williamson's promotion reflects his outstanding contributions and leadership in areas of critical importance to the Company." Shive noted, "Skip Cass and Dave Lougee bring a wide range of experiences to their expanded roles. The addition of Peter Diaz to the management team further strengthens our Television Group." Biographies of the executives being promoted are attached to this press release. About Belo Belo Corp. is one of the nation's largest media companies with a diversified group of market-leading television, newspaper, cable and interactive media assets. A Fortune 1000 company with 7,600 employees and $1.5 billion in annual revenues, Belo operates in some of America's most dynamic markets in Texas, the Northwest, the Southwest, Rhode Island, and the Mid- Atlantic. Belo owns 19 television stations, six of which are in the 15 largest U.S. broadcast markets. The Company also owns or operates seven cable news channels and manages one television station through a local marketing agreement. Belo's daily newspapers are The Dallas Morning News, The Providence Journal, The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA) and the Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, TX). The Company also publishes specialty publications targeting young adults and the fast-growing Hispanic market, including Quick and Al Dia in Dallas/Fort Worth, and El D and La Prensa in Riverside. Belo operates more than 30 Web sites associated with its operating companies. Additional information is available at http://www.belo.com/ or by contacting Carey Hendrickson, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6626. Please note that references to Belo should be "Belo" or "Belo Corp.," which is the Company's correct legal name. JOHN L. (JACK) SANDER Vice Chairman Belo Corp. (Preferred name: Jack) Jack Sander is a 40-year veteran of the media industry and has worked for Belo since 1997. He was named vice chairman of Belo Corp. in February 2006. Previously, Sander served as president/Media Operations, a title he assumed in January 2004, with oversight of all Belo operating companies and its Capital Bureau in Washington, D.C. Sander serves on the Company's Management Committee. He joined Belo as executive vice president/Television Group and was promoted to executive vice president/Media Operations in January 2001. A 1964 graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Sander began his career in television at WLWC-TV in Columbus, Ohio in 1965 and moved to WTOL-TV in Toledo in 1966. He served in various sales and sales management positions at WTOL until 1978, when he joined WDSU in New Orleans, Louisiana as station manager. Sander returned to Toledo in 1980 as general manager of WTOL. In 1982, Sander joined KTSP-TV in Phoenix, Arizona, where he served as president and general manager until 1985. From 1985 until 1988, Sander was president of the Television Division of Taft Broadcasting, with responsibility for 12 television stations. Prior to joining Belo, Sander was general manager at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1988 until 1997. Sander currently is a member of the board of directors of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), the Television Operators Caucus (TOC), and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Sander served as chairman of the NBC Affiliate board in 2000-02, and was vice chairman of the FOX board in 1995 and 1996. In civic affairs, Sander has served on a number of non-profit boards and was the 1995 chairman of the Board of Directors for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. Sander and his wife, Jeanne, have three daughters and five granddaughters. DUNIA A. SHIVE President/Media Operations Belo Corp. (Preferred name: Dunia) Dunia A. Shive was named president/Media Operations of Belo Corp. in February 2006, with oversight of all of Belo's television, cable news and interactive media operations, two of the Company's three major newspapers, The Providence Journal and The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), and Belo's Capital Bureau in Washington, D.C. In addition, Shive serves as chair of the Company's Strategy Council and oversees business development. From January 2005 through January 2006, Shive served as executive vice president of Belo Corp., and from January 2004 through December 2004 as executive vice president/Media Operations. Shive previously served as executive vice president/Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and has been a member of Belo's Management Committee since June 1998. Shive served as Chief Financial Officer from June 1998 to December 2003. Shive joined Belo as corporate controller in May 1993 and served in that capacity until January 1995, when she was promoted to vice president/Controller. A year later, she was named vice president/Finance, and in July 1997 she became senior vice president/Corporate Operations. She was named senior vice president/Chief Financial Officer in June 1998. From 1989 to 1993, Shive served as assistant controller for Tyler Corporation, a publicly held company headquartered in Dallas. From 1982 to 1989, she was an audit manager for Arthur Young & Company, where she worked with several publicly held companies, including Belo. Shive holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Texas Tech University and has completed executive education courses at Harvard Business School (Strategic Marketing Management) and Stanford Graduate School of Business (Leading Change and Organizational Renewal). In 2001, she received the "Outstanding Alumni" award from Ernst & Young (Dallas office). Shive is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Maximum Service Television (MSTV) and Classified Ventures, LLC. She and her husband, Robert, have three children. DENNIS A. WILLIAMSON Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer Belo Corp. (Preferred name: Dennis) Dennis A. Williamson was named executive vice president/Chief Financial Officer in February 2006. Williamson joined the Belo corporate office in January 2000 as senior vice president/Television Group with responsibility for the Company's Texas television and cable operations, was promoted to senior corporate vice president in January 2003 and became senior corporate vice president/Chief Financial Officer in January 2004. He serves on the Company's Management Committee. In his current position, Williamson leads the Company's finance, accounting, tax, treasury, enterprise-wide technology, investor relations, corporate communications and corporate operations functions. Williamson began his career in 1977 as business manager/controller for Sierra Cascade Communications. In 1979, he became station manager of Sierra Cascade's KTVL in Medford, Oregon. In 1981, he was promoted to vice president and general manager of KTVL. In 1983, Williamson moved to King Broadcasting Company's KREM-TV in Spokane, Washington, as vice president and general manager. After five years, he assumed the same position with King Broadcasting Company's KGW-TV in Portland, Oregon. In 1992, he was promoted to president and general manager of KGW, a position he held until Belo acquired the station in February 1997. In May of that year, he was promoted to president and general manager of Belo's KING-TV in Seattle/Tacoma. Williamson graduated from the University of Oregon in 1975 with a B.S. degree in Accounting and Business Administration. He has served as a member of the board of directors of NATPE (National Association of Television Program Executives), as President of the Oregon Association of Broadcasters, as a member of the CBS Governmental Relations Committee and in various roles with numerous civic organizations. He and his wife, Mae, have two daughters and two grandchildren. DONALD F. ("SKIP") CASS, JR. Executive Vice President/Media Operations Belo Corp. (Preferred name: Skip) Donald F. (Skip) Cass, Jr. was named executive vice president/Media Operations in February 2006. From February 2000 through January 2006, he served as a senior vice president of the Company, with responsibility for Corporate Communications from February 2000 through January 2002, and operating responsibility for The Press-Enterprise in Riverside (since February 2000) and Belo's television and cable news operations in Arizona (since January 2001). Cass currently oversees Belo's television stations and cable news operations in Houston, Phoenix, St. Louis, San Antonio and Tucson, as well as the operations of two Belo newspapers, The Providence Journal and The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA). Cass worked as a sales account executive for Belo's WWL-TV in New Orleans from 1988 until 1991 while he was a law student. From 1991 until 1993, he practiced law as an associate in commercial litigation and communications law at the firm of Bordelon, Hamlin, Theriot & Hardy in New Orleans. While practicing law, he served under Ashton Hardy, former general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission. From 1993 to 1996, Cass served as director of operations for Newswatch on Channel 15, a cable news joint venture between WWL and Cox Cable in New Orleans. In that role, he helped to develop the nation's first local cable news service programmed by a broadcast television station. In 1996, Cass was named manager/Finance and Administration of Belo's Broadcast Division. He was promoted in 1997 to director/Cable News Operations. In that position, he was instrumental in the planning phase of Texas Cable News (TXCN) and served as project manager for design and construction of the TXCN facility. In May 1998, he was appointed vice president and General Manager of TXCN, which was launched in January 1999. Cass earned a bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism from Louisiana State University in 1987 and graduated from Loyola University School of Law in 1991. He is a 2004 graduate of the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and serves on the Stanford Business School Alumni Association Board of Directors. Cass remains a licensed member of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Cass and his wife, Christi, have two children. DAVID LOUGEE Executive Vice President/Media Operations Belo Corp. (Preferred name: David) David Lougee was named executive vice president/Media Operations of Belo Corp. in February 2006. Lougee served as senior vice president from January 2005 through January 2006. He formerly served as vice president and General Manager of Belo's television stations and cable news operations in Seattle/Tacoma, a position he held from June 2000 to December 2004. In his current role, Lougee oversees Belo's television stations and cable news operations in Seattle/Tacoma, Portland, Charlotte, Hampton/Norfolk, New Orleans, Louisville, Austin, Spokane and Boise, as well as the Company's Capital Bureau in Washington, D.C. A native of East Lyme, Connecticut, Lougee is a 1981 graduate of the University of Colorado, with a bachelor's degree in English. He attended the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2004. He began his career at Denver's KCNC-TV, where he was newscast producer, 10 p.m. producer, executive producer and assistant news director from 1982 until 1990. From 1990 to 1996, Lougee was vice president/News at KUSA-TV in Denver, which received three national Edward R. Murrow awards, including "Overall Excellence," during his tenure. From 1996 to 1998 he was vice president/News at NBC's WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., where he managed the production of 41 hours of news, sports and informational programming weekly. Lougee joined Belo in 1998 as executive news director at KING-TV in Seattle/Tacoma. He is a member of the NBC Affiliate Board of Directors, and chair of the NBC Newschannel Board of Directors. Lougee and his wife, Danni, live in Dallas and have three children. PETER DIAZ Senior Vice President Belo Corp. (Preferred name: Peter) Peter Diaz was named senior vice president of Belo Corp. in February 2006. From January 1999 through January 2006, Peter served as president and General Manager of KHOU-TV in Houston. In his current role, Diaz oversees the Company's CBS-affiliated television stations in Houston, St. Louis and San Antonio. Diaz began his career as a research assistant in 1978 at WJBK-TV, a Storer Broadcasting-owned television station in Detroit. He moved through the Storer sales system from 1979 to 1984, first as a local account executive in Detroit and then as a national sales representative in Detroit and New York. Diaz joined Belo in 1984 as national sales manager at KHOU-TV in Houston and became local sales manager the following year. From 1991 to 1994, Diaz was general sales manager of Belo's KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. From 1994 until 1995, he served as the director of sales and marketing at WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth. In 1995, he returned to KHOU as station manager, and in 1997 he was promoted to vice president and General Manager of KHOU. Diaz serves on the boards of the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association, the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute, Sheltering Arms Senior Services in Houston, Greater Houston Partnership and United Way of Texas Gulf Coast. Diaz was born in Cuba and attended the University of Detroit's School of Communications from 1974 to 1978 on scholarship from Storer Broadcasting Company. He is married and has three children. First Call Analyst: Carey Hendrickson DATASOURCE: Belo Corp. CONTACT: Carey Hendrickson, vice president-Investor Relations & Corporate Communications of Belo Corp., +1-214-977-6626 Web site: http://www.belo.com/

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