A. H. Belo Corporation

A. H. Belo Corporation /ˈbiːloʊ/ is a Dallas-based media company that owns newspapers in North Texas.

The current corporation was formed when Belo Corporation separated its broadcasting and publishing operations into two corporations (with the broadcasting division going to the “old” Belo; it was later purchased by Gannett, and its former assets are part of what is now Tegna). A. H. Belo also owns a part interest in Classified Ventures. The CEO of the company is James Moroney III and the company had its headquarters in the Belo Building in Downtown Dallas.

In 2016, the company announced that it is planning to leave the Belo Building for The Statler Library, also located downtown. As of 2018, the company website lists 1954 Commerce Street in Dallas as their headquarters address.

The company was organized as a fully owned subsidiary of Belo Corporation on October 1, 2007, then taken public by issuing the new stock to Belo shareholders and starting trade on February 8, 2008. The split was structured so that Belo Corporation was the legal successor of the original company. While technically this corporate entity was formed in 2008, the organization traces its roots and history back to 1842. The Belo Corporation used the A. H. Belo name from 1926 to 2002 when it was shortened to simply Belo. With the split, the old name, which honors Alfred Horatio Belo, founder of the Dallas Morning News, was revived.

Traded as:           NYSE: AHC (Series A); Russell Microcap Index component

Industry:              Newspapers

Predecessor:     Belo

Founded:            2008; 12 years ago (spun off from Belo)

Headquarters:   Dallas, Texas, United States

Products:             List of newspapers

Revenue              Decrease US$ 487.3 million (2010)

Website:              www.ahbelo.com

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