Webcast Alert: Belo Corp. 2005 Shareholders Meeting

Webcast Alert: Belo Corp. 2005 Shareholders Meeting

DALLAS, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp.'s (NYSE:BLC) 2005 annual shareholders meeting will include: introduction of special guests by Robert W. Decherd, chairman, president and CEO; appointment of election judge; description of two proposals -- the election of directors and the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent public accountants; discussion period; polling of shareholders; recognition of director Stephen Hamblett; the chairman's report; presentation of the William H. Seay award; and announcement of voting results.

What: BELO CORP. 2005 SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

When: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 @ 10:30 AM Central

Where: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=28697

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at address above.

Contact: invest@belo.com

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 7,600 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, affluent populations and the fast-growing Hispanic market, including Quick and al dia in Dallas/Fort Worth, and the d, 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.

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Source: Belo Corp.

CONTACT: Carey Hendrickson, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, +1-214-977-6626

Web site: http://www.belo.com/ http://www.multivu.com/

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