DALLAS, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC)
announced today that is has named David R. (Dave) Ellett to the position of
senior vice president, president and General Manager of Belo Interactive Media
(BIM). As head of BIM, Ellett will be responsible for managing AHC's
interactive media division which is focused on developing innovative solutions
and digital product offerings for A. H. Belo and Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC). BIM
continues to provide certain online services and support following the
successful distribution of AHC's newspaper and online assets from Belo Corp.
earlier this year. Ellett will report to Skip Cass, A. H. Belo's executive
vice president.
Belo Interactive Media provides an array of content and advertising
services and enterprise-wide technical support for A. H. Belo and Belo Corp.'s
Web sites across the country. Both companies' Web sites are industry leaders
in terms of both local audiences and revenue generation and are typically
among the highest-visited local sites in their respective markets. A. H. Belo
and Belo Corp. are both expanding their online and digital strategies to
include multiplatform offerings and business models to enhance their already
successful online operations in ways that extend beyond traditional content
offerings and display and classified advertising models.
Ellett joins A. H. Belo after having held senior positions in several
Internet-focused businesses. He most recently served as CEO and Chairman of
Powered, an industry-leader in building social commerce Web sites for major
brands and publishers. Before joining Powered, Ellett served as CEO at
Docent, Inc., a leader in enterprise e-learning and business performance
management. He has held several other senior management positions with
early-stage online ventures. Prior to his work with smaller, stand-alone
Internet companies, Ellett held positions with Oracle and EDS. He was
corporate vice president/Worldwide Education for Oracle and spent 13 years
with EDS in a number of key management roles including president of the
Performance Services Group.
"Our search centered on recruiting a leader who understands how to help
our sites take advantage of our consumer engagement and enhanced targeting and
audience tracking capabilities, while developing and launching new products
that will allow us to expand reach and relevance to both audiences and
advertisers," said Cass. "Dave is a leader who understands the inner-workings
of a larger organization and brings an entrepreneurial and fast-moving
start-up mentality to quickly grow our digital business building
capabilities."
"This is a very exciting and dynamic time for local media companies that
are building their online and digital businesses," said Ellett. "The strong
brands, content and sales relationships that local media companies possess,
when channeled into new technology advances and innovations, offer a huge
potential for local media companies to connect with audiences and advertisers
in entirely new and different ways."
About A. H. Belo Corporation
A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a
distinguished news and information company that owns and operates four daily
newspapers and 12 associated 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,
young adults and the fast-growing Hispanic market. A. H. Belo also owns
direct mail and commercial printing businesses. Additional information is
available at http://www.ahbelo.com or by contacting Maribel Correa,
director/Investor Relations, at 214-977-2702.
SOURCE A. H. Belo Corporation