Two Belo Stations Win 2010 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards
January 22 2010 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
DALLAS, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC), one of the
nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded television companies,
announced today that two of its television stations were honored
with 2010 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Awards
for excellence in broadcast journalism at a ceremony held last
night at Columbia University. KHOU-TV in Houston and WWL-TV in New
Orleans were two of only 14 winners chosen to receive this award
which is one of the most prestigious in broadcast journalism. Since
2000, Belo television stations have received 11 duPont-Columbia
Awards, more than any other station group. KHOU's winning piece,
Under Fire: Discrimination and Corruption in the Texas National
Guard, was the culmination of a two-year investigation that exposed
widespread discrimination and fraud in the Texas National Guard.
This is the fourth duPont Silver Baton the KHOU 11 Defenders team
has won since the investigative unit was launched in 1998. KHOU
recipients of the 2010 duPont-Columbia Award are investigative
reporter Mark Greenblatt, executive producer David Raziq and
photojournalist Keith Tomshe. WWL received the honor for its
investigative reports on the questionable practices of the city-run
agency, New Orleans Affordable Homeownership (NOAH). The series of
more than 50 reports uncovered corruption in the agency, which was
responsible for administering repairs of homes damaged by Hurricane
Katrina. The WWL honorees include photographers Tom Moore and Bob
Parkinson, executive producer, Dominic Massa, executive news
director, Chris Slaughter and former anchor/reporter, Lee Zurik.
WWL's NOAH investigation was also honored with a 2008 George Foster
Peabody Award and the IRE Medal, a national award given by
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. "Belo's ongoing
commitment to investigative reporting remains an important
cornerstone of our news organizations," said Dunia A. Shive, Belo's
president and Chief Executive Officer. "We are honored and grateful
for the acknowledgement of KHOU's and WWL's excellent reporting."
About Belo Corp. Belo Corp. (BLC) is one of the nation's largest
pure-play, publicly-traded television companies, with 2008 annual
revenue of $733 million. The Company owns and operates 20
television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their
associated Web sites. Belo stations, which include affiliations
with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork TV, reach more than 14
percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive
markets. Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their
local markets. Additional information is available at
http://www.belo.com/ or by contacting Paul Fry, vice
president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at
214-977-6835. DATASOURCE: Belo Corp. CONTACT: Paul Fry, vice
president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications of Belo
Corp., +1-214-977-6835 Web Site: http://www.belo.com/
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