James Moroney, publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News since 2001, will become CEO of the newspaper's parent company A.H. Belo Corp. in September when current CEO Robert Decherd retires. Decherd has been CEO of A.H. Belo since its spin off from Belo Corp. in 2008.
DMN’s Moroney To Succeed Belo’s Decherd
DALLAS (AP) — The CEO of Dallas-based A.H. Belo Corp. plans to retire in September and will become vice chairman of the board of directors.
Company officials on Wednesday announced 62-year-old Robert Decherd will be succeeded by James Moroney III.
Moroney is executive vice president of A.H. Belo and has served as publisher and CEO of The Dallas Morning News since 2001. The 56-year-old Moroney will continue those roles with the company’s flagship newspaper.
Decherd has been chief executive officer for A.H. Belo since the company spun off from Belo Corp. in February 2008. He was CEO of Belo Corp. from 1987 until 2008. Decherd has been with Belo nearly 40 years.
A.H. Belo also owns the Denton Record-Chronicle, The Providence (R.I.) Journal and The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif.
Comments (2)
Brian Bussey says:
June 21, 2013 at 9:18 am
Both Decherd and Moroney are Belo founding family members. This article is written in a way that these men are portrayed as employees. The truth is one is a billionaire and the other a multi millionaire. I also believe they are first cousins.
Eric Koepele says:
June 21, 2013 at 11:53 am
Have you ever spoken to Jim Moroney? He is a fascinating, forward-thinking leader and a superb executive. Ahead of the curve in changing digital times.