UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

A. H. BELO CORPORATION

Delaware		1-33741		38-3765318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

P. O. Box 224866
Dallas, Texas		75222-4866
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Effective March 4, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed John P. Puerner as Lead Director and as Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Board of Directors also appointed J. McDonald Williams as Chairman of the Audit Committee. A copy of the press release announcing the appointments is furnished with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits.

99.1

Press Release dated March 5, 2009.

Signatures

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1

Press Release dated March 5, 2009.

Exhibit 99.1

		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
		Thursday, March 5, 2009
		4:00 P.M. CST

NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER A. H. BELO CORPORATION’S BOARD ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS

     DALLAS — Newspaper publisher A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) said today that its Board of Directors has appointed John P. Puerner as Lead Director and Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Puerner has served on A. H. Belo’s Board since May 2008 and formerly was publisher, president and Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Times and a corporate officer of Tribune Company. J. McDonald Williams, who served in these roles since the Company’s spin-off from Belo Corp. in February 2008, becomes chair of the Audit Committee replacing Louis E. Caldera. Caldera resigned as an AHC director in January when he was appointed by President Barack Obama to be Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Military Office.

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.

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AHC Board Announces Appointments
March 5, 2009
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A. H. Belo also owns direct mail and commercial printing businesses. Additional information is available at www.ahbelo.com or by contacting Maribel Correa, director/Investor Relations, at 214-977-2702.