BLC Belo Corp.

DALLAS, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) announced today that it has named Lawrence D. "Nick" Nicholson as president and general manager of WVEC-TV (ABC) and Local News on Cable in Hampton/Norfolk, Virginia, effective immediately. He will report to Rick Keilty, Belo senior vice president. Nicholson is currently vice president and general manager at KMSB-TV (FOX) and KTTU-TV (UPN) in Tucson. "Nick brings more than 20 years of distinguished leadership to his new assignment," said Keilty. "His contributions in sales and marketing have helped create strong advertising revenue growth in several markets. Nick has clearly demonstrated his leadership skills by making an immediate impact at KMSB and KTTU in Tucson, and by establishing an impressive track record while serving as vice president/Sales and Marketing at WFAA in Dallas." Nicholson has served as vice president and general manager at KMSB and KTTU since November 2004. Before that he was vice president/Sales and Marketing at WFAA-TV (ABC) in Dallas from 2001 to 2004 and the station's director of sales and marketing from 1995 to 2001. From 1991 to 1995, he worked for WESH-TV, the Hearst-Argyle station in Orlando, Fla., as general sales manager. Nicholson was with Belo station KOTV-TV in Tulsa, Okla., for six years before that, serving as local sales manager from 1985 to 1989 and general sales manager/program manager from 1989 to 1991. He was an account executive at WFAA from 1984 to 1985 and an account executive at WTVC-TV in Chattanooga, Tenn., from 1983 to 1984. Nicholson holds the distinction of being among the Company's first television professionals to participate in the Belo Broadcasting Executive Development Training Program from 1982 to 1983. Nicholson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Arkansas. About WVEC-TV and Belo WVEC-TV and Local News on Cable are part of Belo Corp., 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 7,700 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 Nancy Del Regno, manager/Corporate Communications & Investor Relations, at 214-977-6825 or . DATASOURCE: Belo Corp. CONTACT: Nancy Del Regno, manager-Corporate Communications & Investor Relations of Belo Corp., +1-214-977-6825, or Web site: http://www.belo.com/

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