Top Honors Given to WFAA-TV, KGW-TV, WCNC-TV and KVUE-TV DALLAS, July 2
DALLAS, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Belo Corp. (NYSE: BLC) announced
today that Belo television stations have won four national Edward R. Murrow
Awards for 2008. The awards recognized WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth for its
Web site, KGW-TV in Portland for Continuing Coverage, WCNC-TV in Charlotte for
Sports Reporting, and KVUE-TV in Austin for Videography. The Radio-Television
News Directors Association (RTNDA) presents the Murrow Awards annually to
honor outstanding achievements in electronic journalism and recognize news
organizations that set the standard in the broadcast news profession.
This year's awards bring the total number of national Murrow Awards Belo
stations have received to 23 since 2000, more than any other television group.
Belo's 2008 national awards follow an impressive showing in the 2008 regional
competitions where 11 Belo stations garnered 32 regional Murrow Awards.
"These awards reflect the ongoing dedication and commitment Belo
television stations have to delivering outstanding journalism to our local
communities," said Peter L. Diaz, Belo executive vice president/Television
Operations. "This year is playing out as a year of true journalistic
distinction for our Company. In 2008, Belo stations have been honored with
three Alfred I. duPont Awards, one George Foster Peabody Award and two Service
to America Awards, along with these prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards."
Details follow about the national Murrow Awards given to Belo stations:
-- In the large-market television category, WFAA, Belo's ABC station in
Dallas/Fort Worth, was recognized as the outstanding broadcast affiliate for
its Web site, wfaa.com. This is the second year in a row that a Belo station
has been honored in this category.
-- Also in the large-market television category, KGW, Belo's NBC affiliate
in Portland, won the national Murrow for its Continuing Coverage of the
three-day wind and rain storm that engulfed the Northwest last December.
-- WCNC, Belo's NBC station in Charlotte, was given top honors for Sports
Reporting in the large-market category for "A League of Their Own," a story of
a local citizen who convinced his community to build a special baseball park
and start a little league for handicapped children. This is the second
consecutive year WCNC was awarded a national Murrow in this category.
-- In the small-market television category, KVUE, Belo's ABC station in
Austin, was recognized for Videography for "Seaholm Swan Song," a feature
story about the Seaholm Power Plant which was re-purposed as a venue for the
performing arts.
The RTNDA announced a total of 26 national Edward R. Murrow Awards for
television stations in the large and small-market television categories this
year. The winners in all categories will be honored at the RTNDA Awards
Dinner on October 13, 2008 in New York. The Edward R. Murrow Awards have
recognized outstanding achievements in electronic journalism since 1971. They
promote the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the
broadcast news profession.
About Belo
Belo Corp. is one of the nation's largest pure-play, publicly-traded
television companies, with annual revenue of approximately $775 million. The
Company owns and operates 20 television stations reaching more than 14 percent
of U.S. television households, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and MyNetwork
TV affiliates, and their associated Web sites, in 15 highly-attractive markets
across the United States. Belo stations consistently deliver distinguished
journalism for which they have received significant industry recognition
including nine Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Silver Baton Awards; nine
George Foster Peabody Awards; and 23 national Edward R. Murrow Awards -- all
since 2000, and in each case more than any other commercial station group in
the nation. Nearly all Belo stations rank first or second in their local
market. Belo owns stations in seven of the top 25 markets in the nation, with
six stations located in the fast-growing, top-14 markets of Dallas/Fort Worth,
Houston, Seattle/Tacoma and Phoenix. Additionally, the Company has created
regional cable news channels in Texas and the Northwest increasing its impact
in those regions. Additional information is available at http://www.belo.com
or by contacting Paul Fry, vice president/Investor Relations & Corporate
Communications, at 214-977-6835.
SOURCE Belo Corp.
