- Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

HENDRICKSON CAREY P

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 3/5/2010

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

BELO CORP [BLC]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

BELO CORP., P.O. BOX 655237

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President/CFO /

(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75265-5237

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series A Common Stock	7914	D
Series A Common Stock	2053	I	401k Account ⁽¹⁾
Series B Common Stock	0	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/1/2010	Series B Common Stock	1400	$13.8627	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	11/30/2011	Series B Common Stock	20000	$14.3172	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/6/2012	Series B Common Stock	11000	$17.2879	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/5/2013	Series B Common Stock	15000	$22.3725	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/3/2014	Series B Common Stock	17000	$20.1785	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽²⁾	12/9/2015	Series B Common Stock	10000	$17.3119	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽³⁾	12/5/2018	Series B Common Stock	19500	$1.8800	D
Employee Stock Options (Right to Buy)	⁽⁴⁾	3/4/2020	Series B Common Stock	37200	$7.07	D
Restricted Stock Units (Time-Based)	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁵⁾	Series A Common Stock	9030 ⁽⁶⁾	$0 ⁽⁶⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (Time-Based)	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Series A Common Stock	6500 ⁽⁶⁾	$0 ⁽⁶⁾	D
Restricted Stock Units (Time-Based)	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁸⁾	Series A Common Stock	25200 ⁽⁶⁾	$0 ⁽⁶⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Held by the Belo Savings Plan as of March 4, 2010.
( 2)	All options are currently exercisable.
( 3)	These options are currently exercisable as to 7,800 shares and will become exercisable as to 5,850 shares on 12/05/2010 and as to the remaining shares on 12/05/2011.
( 4)	These options become exercisable as to 14,880 shares on March 4, 2011 and will become exercisable as to 11,160 shares on March 4, 2012 and as to the remaining shares on March 4, 2013.
( 5)	This time-based restricted stock unit (TBRSU) award vests 100% in 2011 on the date of the Belo Corp. annual earnings release for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 and is settled within 10 business days thereafter.
( 6)	Each TBRSU represents a contingent right to receive the value of one share of Belo Corp. Series A Common Stock. TBRSUs are valued as of the date of vesting and are paid 60% in shares of Belo Corp. Series A Common Stock and 40% in cash.
( 7)	This TBRSU award vests 100% in 2012 on the date of the Belo Corp. annual earnings release for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011 and is settled within 10 business days thereafter.
( 8)	This TBRSU award vests 100% in 2013 on the date of the Belo Corp. annual earnings release for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and is settled within 10 business days thereafter.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HENDRICKSON CAREY P BELO CORP. P.O. BOX 655237 DALLAS, TX 75265-5237			Senior Vice President/CFO

Signatures
Carey P. Hendrickson		3/8/2010
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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