Belo Names Timothy J. Morrissey President and General Manager of WCNC-TV in Charlotte

Belo Names Timothy J. Morrissey President and General Manager of WCNC-TV in Charlotte

DALLAS, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE:BLC) announced today that Timothy J. Morrissey has been named president and general manager of WCNC-TV, Belo's NBC affiliate in Charlotte, beginning October 15, 2007. Morrissey brings to WCNC more than 30 years of experience in news and station management and has spent the last 16 years at The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group where he served in a variety of executive roles, most recently as divisional vice president overseeing five network-affiliated television stations.

"Tim has deep experience as a general manager of stations and his exceptional leadership and management skills make him an excellent choice for this role," said Dunia Shive, president and chief operating officer. "I am confident he will further expand WCNC's role as a leading news provider in the fast-growing Charlotte market."

"Belo is a company that I have always respected," said Morrissey. "I am looking forward to being back in a station environment and joining one of the most talented television staffs in the country."

While at The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group, Morrissey served as president and general manager of KFOR-TV and KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City from 1996 to 2007. Under his leadership, KFOR won a 2007 national Emmy Award for Live Breaking News Coverage, a 2007 regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Newscast, and Station of the Year honors from the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters in 2005 and 2006. Morrissey also served as president and general manager KFSM-TV in Fort Smith from 1995 to 1996, and vice president of news for The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group from 1991 to 1994.

Prior to his tenure at The New York Times Company Broadcast Media Group, Morrissey was a news director at various television stations from 1984 to 1991 including: WJZ-TV in Baltimore, WNEP-TV in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and WISN-TV in Milwaukee.

Morrissey has also served on the NBC Affiliate Board, the NBC NewsChannel Board and the ABC News Advisory Board.

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 7,000 employees and more than $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 six cable news stations 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 Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, at 214-977-6835.

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Source: 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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