Grant S. Moise Promoted to Publisher and President of The Dallas
Morning News; Jim Moroney Remains Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer of A. H. Belo Corporation
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 1, 2018--
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) announced today the promotion of Grant
S. Moise as Executive Vice President, Publisher and President of The
Dallas Morning News. He will continue to report to Jim
Moroney, who will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer of A. H. Belo Corporation.
In February of 2017, Moise was named Executive Vice President of A. H.
Belo and General Manager of The Dallas Morning News. Over the
last year, Moise has been instrumental in leading the growth of digital
subscriptions and optimizing the organizational design of the company
into a customer-centric model.
“Grant is a proven leader in our industry – one that has changed
dramatically over the last two decades,” said Moroney. “His
contributions to The Dallas Morning News, A. H. Belo and its
subsidiaries have been transformational, and I am confident that as the
Publisher and President of The Dallas Morning News, he will
continue to grow our business and promote change as needed. I can say
with confidence that there is no one better in the business for this job
than Grant.”
During his tenure with A. H. Belo, Moise has managed mergers and
acquisitions and overseen the integration of new companies into the
company’s marketing solutions ecosystem – including The Dallas
Morning News core assets, as well as six new businesses that were
built or acquired during the past six years. Moise has also had
responsibility for the success of products and companies such as briefing,
al día, as well as new ventures like Speakeasy and DMV Digital
Holdings.
“At The Dallas Morning News, we have found new, different and
innovative ways to engage with a very large, but very segmented
audience,” added Moise. “While we continue to find new ways to interact
with our current and potential subscribers, we will remain committed to
providing them a very high level of journalistic excellence and customer
service. At the same time, we have been investing in the marketing
services space in order to bring ROI-based marketing solutions to our
business customers. I am honored to become the Publisher and President
of such a storied news organization that has such great relationships
with our subscribers and marketing partners, and I look forward to
leading it for years to come.”
Moise is on the boards of the Neeley School of Business MBA Advisory
Board at Texas Christian University, and the Providence Christian School
of Texas. He is a graduate of the William Allen White School of
Journalism at the University of Kansas and has a Master of Business
Administration from Texas Christian University.
About A. H. Belo Corporation
A. H. Belo Corporation is a leading local news and information
publishing company with commercial printing, distribution and direct
mail capabilities, as well as expertise in emerging media and digital
marketing. With a continued focus on extending the Company's media
platform, A. H. Belo Corporation delivers news and information in
innovative ways to a broad spectrum of audiences with diverse interests
and lifestyles. For additional information, visit www.ahbelo.com
or email invest@ahbelo.com.
About The Dallas Morning News
Established in 1885, The Dallas Morning News is Texas’ leading newspaper
and the flagship newspaper subsidiary of A. H. Belo Corporation. It has
received nine Pulitzer Prizes since 1986, as well as numerous other
industry awards recognizing the quality of its investigative and feature
journalism, design and photojournalism. Its portfolio of print and
digital products reaches an average daily audience of more than 1.1
million people and includes online news and information sites; iPhone,
Android and iPad apps; al día (www.aldiadallas.com),
the leading Spanish-language publication in North Texas; and briefing,
the free, home-delivered quick-read. In addition, CrowdSource was
created as an independent business division to assist event organizers
and producers with its operational, marketing and promotional needs.
Belo + Company (www.beloandco.com)
is a digital marketing services agency that serves marketers across the
United States. Belo + Company is comprised of Speakeasy, Distribion,
Vertical Nerve and MarketingFX, companies that were either bought or
built by A. H. Belo. Speakeasy is a content marketing and social media
agency that helps brands tell their stories and manage their online
reputations. Distribion, Vertical Nerve and MarketingFX specialize in
local marketing automation, search engine marketing, direct mail and
promotional products. Belo Media Group (www.belomediagroup.com),
the marketing solutions group of The Dallas Morning News Inc., provides
advertising and marketing solutions to customers of The News. For
more information about the publication and its entities, visit www.dallasnews.com.
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Katy Murray
SVP/CFO
invest@ahbelo.com
