DALLAS, July 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:
BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded
television companies, announced today that its Board of Directors
has elected Peter A. Altabef as a
Class II director of the Company effective July 28, 2011. Altabef's term will expire
at Belo's Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May 2012, when he will be eligible for
re-election by shareholders. He will serve on the Audit
Committee, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the
Compensation Committee.
Altabef, 51, served as president of Dell Services from 2009 to
2011. Prior to that, he was president and Chief Executive
Officer and a director of Perot Systems, Inc. from 2004 until 2009,
when he successfully led the acquisition of Perot Systems by Dell
Inc. Under his leadership, Perot Systems expanded its global
presence to operate in approximately 25 countries with annual
revenue of $2.8 billion. He
joined Perot Systems in 1993 and served in various capacities prior
to becoming president and Chief Executive Officer, including
serving as vice president, secretary and general counsel.
Prior to joining Perot Systems, Altabef was a partner with the
Dallas law firm of Hughes and
Luce, L.L.P.
Altabef is active on various boards including the Board of
Directors of Merit Energy Company, the Associates' Board of
Children's Medical Center Dallas, the Board of Trustees of Dallas
Children's Theater, and Co-Chairman of the Northwestern University Parents' Fund.
About Belo Corp.
Belo Corp. (BLC), one of the nation's largest pure-play,
publicly-traded television companies, 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, and the CW, 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
www.belo.com or by contacting Paul
Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Treasury
Operations, at 214-977-4465.
SOURCE Belo Corp.