DALLAS, Aug. 6 -- Newspaper publisher A. H. Belo
Corporation (NYSE: AHC) announced that Donald F. (Skip) Cass, Jr., 43, one of
the Company's two executive vice presidents and Secretary, will depart at year
end to pursue another senior-level management position in the media industry
or related businesses. Cass's responsibilities for A. H. Belo's technology
platform, Internet initiatives and business development activities will be
distributed among members of the Company's Management Committee, where he has
served since A. H. Belo's spin-off from Belo Corp. in February 2008. During
the transition of these responsibilities, Cass will continue to oversee
several specific initiatives on behalf of A. H. Belo's chief executive
officer, Robert W. Decherd.
In announcing Cass's decision, Decherd said, "Skip Cass and I have worked
closely together for more than half of his 22-year career at Belo Corp. and A.
H. Belo. Skip's breadth of knowledge at both the corporate and operating
levels is unmatched within the Company, and we will all miss his management
abilities, his strategic sense, and his interpersonal skills. As A. H. Belo
adjusts to a smaller revenue base and more limited business development
activity, it's natural that Skip wants to move to an environment where his
many skills can be fully utilized. We wish him the very best in this
endeavor."
Cass added, "I've had the good fortune to spend nearly my entire career
working for one of the finest media companies in existence and throughout that
time was given the opportunity to contribute in all aspects of the business
including newspaper, television, online and corporate. While it is a
difficult decision to leave an organization that has been so good to me both
professionally and personally, my long-standing ambition has been to run a
company with a significant media and online presence and the time is right to
begin a transition that allows me to pursue that goal."
About A. H. Belo Corporation
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a
distinguished newspaper publishing and local news and information company that
owns and operates four daily newspapers and a diverse group of Web sites. A.
H. Belo publishes The Dallas Morning News, Texas' leading newspaper and winner
of eight Pulitzer Prizes since 1986; The Providence Journal, the oldest
continuously-published daily newspaper in the U.S. and winner of four Pulitzer
Prizes; The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), serving southern California's
Inland Empire region and winner of one Pulitzer Prize; and the Denton
Record-Chronicle. The Company publishes various specialty publications
targeting niche audiences, and its partnerships and/or investments include the
Yahoo! Newspaper Consortium and Classified Ventures, owner of cars.com. A. H.
Belo also owns direct mail and commercial printing businesses. Additional
information is available at www.ahbelo.com or by contacting Alison K. Engel,
senior vice president/Chief Financial Officer, at 214-977-2248.
