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Belo Touts Voter Education Effort During 2012 Election

Kevin Eck — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:33:05 +0000

Belo Corporation announced the company’s “It’s Your Time” program gave free airtime to 135 congressional and gubernatorial candidates on its 14 news producing stations during the 2012 election.

“The political coverage our stations provide our local communities is essential to citizens having the information they need to make informed choices,” said Dunia A. Shive, Belo’s president and chief executive officer. “Belo is pleased to give candidates the opportunity to air their positions on important issues through the ‘It’s Your Time’ program.”

The media company also said it aired an average of two hours of political coverage per week in the six weeks leading up to last year’s election. That works out to roughly 17 minutes of political coverage per day. continued…

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Brad Ramsey to Lead Belo’s WVEC

Kevin Eck — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:54:37 +0000

Brad Ramsey has been named president and general manager of Belo’s Hampton Roads ABC affiliate, WVEC.

He comes from WCAV-WVAW-WAHU in Charlottsville, VA where was was vice president and general manager. He succeeds Tod Smith who was tapped by Belo to run its New Orleans duopoly, WWL-WUPL.

“Brad is an up-and-coming leader in the television industry who has delivered consistent revenue and ratings growth in his previous positions,” said Kathy Clements, Belo’s senior vice president of media operations in a statement posted to the company’s website. “His experience in the Virginia marketplace will be a significant asset to WVEC.”

Ramsey began his career as an anchor/reporter for WHSV before working his way up to vice president and general manager of the Winchester, VA ABC affiliate.

His first day will be November 5.

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Belo Introduces New GMs at KMOV and WWL

Andrew Gauthier — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:03:15 +0000

Belo today announced the appointments of two new general managers at its stations in St. Louis and New Orleans.

Mark Pimentel has been named president and general manager of KMOV, Belo’s St. Louis CBS-affiliate, and Tod Smith has been tapped as president and GM of WWL in New Orleans, as well as MyNetworkTV sister station WUPL.

“Both Mark Pimentel and Tod Smith are outstanding leaders and have delivered noteworthy results throughout their careers,” said Peter Diaz, Belo’s president of media operations, announcing the hires. continued…

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Belo Announces Slight Increase in Revenue

Andrew Gauthier — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:37:15 +0000

Belo today reported a 3% increase in total revenue for the first quarter of 2012, compared to the same period last year.

The Dallas-based company, which owns 20 stations across the country, generated $156 million during the first the months of this year.

Belo’s political revenue in the first quarter was up significantly. The company’s Q1 political revenue totaled $1.6 million, a $1.2 million increase compared to 2011.

Excluding political revenue, total spot revenue was up 1%, with a 4% increase in local and a 5% decrease in national. Belo attributes the growth in spot revenue to an increase in automotive and retail advertising. continued…

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Belo Ups WFAA’s Michael Valentine to VP Position

Andrew Gauthier — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:03:10 +0000

Belo has named former WFAA news director Michael Valentine vice president of content for the company.

Valentine has been with Belo since 2002 when he became news director of WVEC, the company’s ABC station in Hampton-Norfolk. He moved to WFAA in 2005.

In the newly created position, Valentine will “direct news content strategies across multiple platforms” for Belo’s 15 markets.

In announcing the move, Belo president of media operations Peter Diaz remarked that Valentine has “delivered remarkable results” throughout his tenure at the company.

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Jobs Open at KOLD for Out-of-Work KMSB Staffers

Andrew Gauthier — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:44:08 +0000

When Belo announced last month that it had struck a shared services agreement with Raycom Media in which the company’s Tucson Fox-affiliate KMSB would hand over its news operations to Raycom’s KOLD, a large-scale round of layoffs were expected. Now it appears that at least a handful of KMSB staffers will be able to land jobs with their onetime rival.

According to Inside Tucson Business, KOLD has posted 15 full-time and three part-time job openings specific to the agreement, and additionally there are three positions at the station that were vacant before the agreement. And KOLD may soon post three or four additional openings.

By Inside Tucson Business’s calculations, that means there will be roughly 20 available positions at KOLD for the 30 or so people who will soon be out of a job at KMSB.

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KMSB Anchor Tells Viewers He’s Losing His Job

Andrew Gauthier — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:59:15 +0000

It’s probably the most personal news KMSB anchor Lou Raguse has ever had to deliver to Tucson viewers. Following Belo’s announcement that the company was handing over news production at KMSB to Raycom Media’s KOLD, Raguse went on the air and told everyone that he was now out of a job.

“Beginning February 1st, Raycom will produce this newscast on Fox 11 as well as a two-hour morning newscast,” Raguse, who has been with KMSB since 2008, informed viewers at the top of the Fox-affiliate’s 9 p.m. newscast. “For right now, it means that all the news, sports, engineering, and production people here at Fox 11 are out of a job by that date.” Video inside… continued…

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American Cable Association Blasts KMSB-KOLD Shared Services Agreement

Andrew Gauthier — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:38:58 +0000

The American Cable Association is condemning the recently announced shared services agreement between Belo’s KMSB and Raycom Media’s KOLD.

Belo is shutting down news operations at KMSB, a Fox-affiliate, and turning those duties over to CBS-affiliate KOLD. Dozens of KMSB employees are expected to lose their jobs as a result of the agreement.

“With breathtaking disdain for the public interest, Raycom is seizing effective control of Tucson’s CBS and Fox affiliates,” ACA president and CEO Matthew Polka said in a statement. continued…

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Belo Shuts Down KMSB News Operations; Dozens of Layoffs Expected

Andrew Gauthier — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:12:07 +0000

The TV news landscape in Tucson is imploding. Belo is reportedly shutting down news operations at Fox-affiliate KMSB and handing the reins to Raycom Media-owned KOLD, a CBS-affiliate.

40-50 KMSB staffers are expected to lose their jobs, according to the Tucson Sentinel, while others may be able transfer to another Belo-owned station or apply for a position with KOLD.

The only employees that will stay on at KMSB are those in the sales department. continued…

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Belo Reports 7% Drop in Revenue, Including a Dip in Non-Political Advertising

Andrew Gauthier — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:44:59 +0000

Belo announced today that its revenue dipped 7% in the third quarter, compared to last year’s Q3.

In addition to a significant decrease in political advertising, the company also experienced a drop in total spot revenue. Belo took in $2.1 million in political advertising in the third quarter, compared to $11.2 million for the same period last year. And total spot revenue, excluding political, was down 2% for the quarter with local spot revenue flat and national down 5%.

The company, which just reached a new retrans agreement with DirecTV after weeks of high-stakes negotiations, announced that retrans revenue was flat in the third quarter.

Finding a silver lining, Belo reported that automotive advertising was up 7% in the month of September and the company sees continued momentum going into the fourth quarter.

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Belo Strikes Long-Term Retrans Deal with DirecTV

Andrew Gauthier — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:04:07 +0000

Belo stations will remain on DirecTV.

In an 11th hour announcement–similar to the one DirecTV and Fox made a day earlier–the satellite provider reported late Tuesday that it had reached a new retrans agreement with Belo, ending talk of a possible blackout.

“We have reached a long-term agreement with Belo that will allow our customers to continue to enjoy their favorite channels and shows,” DirecTV announced in a statement. “These disputes should never involve viewers and we appreciate our customers’ patience as we worked to successfully complete this agreement.”

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Belo Stations May Go Dark at Midnight on DirecTV

Andrew Gauthier — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:56:35 +0000

DirecTV subscribers in markets like Dallas, Phoenix, St. Louis, and Portland may soon have one less option on their TV dials.

Belo–owner of WFAA in Dallas; KTVK in Phoenix; KMOV in St. Louis; and KGW in Portland, OR; as well as several other stations across the country–has yet to reach a new carriage agreement with DirecTV as the existing one is set to expire at midnight, tonight. continued…

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Belo, DirecTV Facing November 1 Deadline to Resolve Retrans Dispute

Merrill Knox — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:34:46 +0000

Belo Television and DirecTV are facing a November 1 deadline to come to an agreement on a retransmission-consent deal.

Belo claims their 20 stations (view a list of them here)are undervalued by DirecTV. “They pay channels with far fewer viewers more,” Doug Armstrong, general manager of Belo’s KTVB in Boise, told the Idaho Statesman.

Belo started notifying their viewers of the dispute with commercials earlier this week. DirecTV, which says on their website that negotiations with Belo are ongoing, issued a statement to the Dallas Observer disputing the notion that viewers are at risk of losing the stations. continued…

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Belo Executive Steve McIntosh Gunned Down Outside Daughter’s School

Andrew Gauthier — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:38:09 +0000

Steve McIntosh, a vice president and general manager at Belo, was fatally gunned down on Friday evening in front of his three-year-old daughter.

The shooting occurred as McIntosh was picking his daughter up from her Arlington montessori school, according to Belo’s WFAA (video above).

The suspected gunman, who committed suicide following the shooting, was a University of Texas at Arlington student who had recently sought counseling from McIntosh’s wife, a UTA staff-member.

McIntosh oversaw advertising and financial services for Belo’s group of stations. He began his broadcasting career in 1990 as an accounting assistant with Tulsa’s KOTV, a Belo station at the time, and went on to hold management positions at WFAA and KIRO, before moving on to become a staffer with the stations’ parent company.

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Belo Fourth Quarter Revenue Up 20%

Andrew Gauthier — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:24:51 +0000

Belo, which owns and operates 20 stations in 15 markets across the country, announced on Tuesday that it saw a 20% gain in total revenue for the fourth quarter of 2010, compared to the same period in 2009.

Much of Belo’s fourth quarter success can be attributed to a spike in political advertising.

“Fourth quarter’s near record political revenue of $35.7 million led the Company to a 22 percent increase in spot revenue and a 20 percent increase in total revenue for the fourth quarter, providing a strong finish to an outstanding year of revenue growth,” said Dunia Shive, Belo’s president and CEO, in making the announcement.

Overall, spot revenue was up 18% for the entire year, with local spot up 6.1% and national spot up 16%.

Belo predicts more revenue growth for its stations, which include WFAA in Dallas-Forth Worth and KING in Seattle. continued…

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