Wesley A. Jackson to Step Down as Leader of Belo Interactive Media
June 22 2007 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Jackson Will Continue to Play an Advisory Role DALLAS, June 22
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) announced today
that Wesley A. "Wes" Jackson, president/General Manager of Belo
Interactive Media, plans to step down from his role effective
September 1, 2007. Jackson's decision stems from a desire to
relocate closer to family in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Jackson, who was elevated to his current position in March 2007,
will continue to assist the Company in an advisory role. Jackson
joined Belo Interactive in June 2000 as vice president/Advertising
Sales. He served as vice president/General Manager of Belo
Interactive Media from January 2005 until he was elevated to senior
vice president/General Manager of Belo Interactive Media in January
2006. Jackson was most recently promoted to president/General
Manager of Belo Interactive Media and named a senior vice president
of Belo Corp. "Belo is actively positioning its assets to embrace
digital opportunities and I am honored to have participated in
those efforts. The recently announced second phase of the Yahoo!
partnership is another indicator of the long-term foundation for
success Belo is pursuing," said Jackson. "I am pleased to stay
engaged in facilitating digital growth at Belo and also look
forward to building new business opportunities from my hometown in
Louisville." Donald F. "Skip" Cass, Belo's executive vice president
to whom Jackson reports, said, "Wes Jackson is an incredible talent
whose contributions over the past seven years will have a lasting
impact on Belo's online business. We're disappointed that he will
no longer be with Belo in a full-time capacity, but are pleased he
will continue to serve in an advisory role." Jackson was
instrumental in bringing Belo into Classified Ventures, LLC, which
has developed various online classified products including
Cars.com, and championing new products, such as a permission e-mail
program. In addition, Jackson played a leading role on behalf of
Belo and other Newspaper Consortium members in the recently
announced agreement with Yahoo!. Jackson will continue to represent
Belo in all Consortium-related negotiations with Yahoo! following
his departure from day-to-day activities with Belo in September.
Belo Interactive Media focuses on interactive strategies that
extend its core franchises to new media and audiences. Belo
operates more than 30 Web sites, interactive alliances and
partnerships, and a broad range of Internet-based products and
services. In the first quarter of 2007, Belo's network of news and
information Web sites averaged more than 7 million unique visitors
and more than 145 million page views each month. 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 7,100
employees and $1.6 billion in annual revenues, Belo operates in
some of America's most dynamic markets in Texas, the Northwest, the
Southwest, the Mid-Atlantic and Rhode Island. Belo owns 20
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. 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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