DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Dallas
Morning News has named Dan
Phelan to the newly created position of Chief Revenue
Officer, reporting to Jim Moroney,
publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News.
In this role, Dan will set the strategic direction of DMNmedia,
the business-to-business sales and marketing arm of The Dallas
Morning News. Under Phelan's leadership, the new position
will ensure that advertisers continue to have access to a portfolio
of robust solutions on the leading edge of emerging trends in
advertising.
Most recently Phelan served for nine years as general manager of
preprints, major retail and grocery category for The Dallas
Morning News. In addition to overseeing sales
initiatives, Phelan's responsibility includes providing innovative
direction and selecting technology partners and tools to enhance
advertisers' opportunities to reach their customers.
"I am confident that the leadership that Dan will bring to our
sales department will ensure that we are a high performing sales
organization that is focused on providing solutions and results for
our customers," said Moroney.
Phelan joined The Dallas Morning News in 2003 as the
director of preprints and TMC, and was soon promoted to general
manager. During his tenure, he has led his team to exceed
revenue goals annually since 2005. Prior to joining The Dallas
Morning News, Phelan held executive and sales positions of
increasing responsibility with Advo Inc. for 18 years, and he
served three years in the U.S. Navy.
About The Dallas Morning News
Established in 1885, The Dallas Morning News
(dallasnews.com) 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 Dia (www.aldiatx.com), the leading
Spanish-language daily in North
Texas; neighborsgo (neighborsgo.com), a
consumer-generated community news outlet; and Briefing, the
free, home-delivered quick-read.
To advertisers, the portfolio of products is represented by
DMNmedia (www.DMNmedia.com), the marketing solutions group of The
Dallas Morning News, Inc.
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 related websites.
A. H. Belo publishes The Dallas
Morning News, Texas' leading
newspaper and winner of nine Pulitzer Prizes; The Providence
Journal, the oldest continuously-published daily newspaper in
the United States and winner of
four Pulitzer Prizes; The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), serving the Inland Southern
California region and winner of one Pulitzer Prize; and the
Denton Record-Chronicle. The Company publishes niche
publications targeting specific audiences, and its investments
and/or partnerships include Classified Ventures, owner of Cars.com,
and the Yahoo! Newspaper Consortium. A. H. Belo also owns and operates commercial
printing, distribution and direct mail service businesses.
Additional information is available at www.ahbelo.com or by
contacting David A. Gross, Vice
President/Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis, at
214-977-4810.
Statements in this communication concerning A. H. Belo
Corporation's (the "Company's") business outlook or future economic
performance, anticipated profitability, revenues, expenses,
dividends, capital expenditures, investments, impairments, pension
plan contributions, real estate sales, future financings, and other
financial and non-financial items that are not historical facts,
are "forward-looking statements" as the term is defined under
applicable federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those statements.
Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not
limited to, changes in capital market conditions and prospects, and
other factors such as changes in advertising demand and newsprint
prices; newspaper circulation trends and other circulation matters,
including changes in readership methods, patterns and demography,
and audits and related actions by the Audit Bureau of Circulations;
challenges implementing increased subscription pricing and new
pricing structures; challenges in achieving expense reduction
goals, and on schedule, and the resulting potential effects on
operations; technological changes; development of Internet
commerce; industry cycles; changes in pricing or other actions by
existing and new competitors and suppliers; labor relations;
regulatory, tax and legal changes; adoption of new accounting
standards or changes in existing accounting standards by the
Financial Accounting Standards Board or other accounting
standard-setting bodies or authorities; the effects of Company
acquisitions, dispositions, co-owned ventures, and
investments; pension plan matters; general economic conditions and
changes in interest rates; significant armed conflict; and other
factors beyond our control, as well as other risks described in
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2011, and other
public disclosures and filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
SOURCE The Dallas Morning News