AHC A H Belo Corporation

Media Company to Also Take Equity Position in ResponseLogix(TM), Inc. DALLAS, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE:AHC) announced today that the Company has made a minority equity investment in ResponseLogix, Inc. and entered into a multiyear agreement to resell the ResponseLogix Internet-based customer lead management system to automotive advertisers. ResponseLogix, headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, provides advanced technology solutions for managing automotive dealer Internet leads. A. H. Belo joins Shasta Ventures, GRP Partners and Belo Corp. as equity partners in ResponseLogix. In markets where AHC operates, the Company will market, sell and service ResponseLogix's full suite of products and services. Dave Ellett, president and General Manager of Belo Interactive Media, said, "The online automotive market segment has been a top-performing category for A. H. Belo. ResponseLogix technology provides our automotive dealer advertisers industry-leading solutions to more efficiently manage Internet-generated customer inquiries. Auto dealer advertisers implementing ResponseLogix benefit by improving customer follow-up and tracking online leads, potentially resulting in a shortening of the sales cycle and higher sales volume. ResponseLogix technology provides auto dealers a measurable return on investment of their advertising dollars." Tom Mohr, ResponseLogix's Chief Executive Officer said, "We are extremely pleased to have A. H. Belo as both an investor and a channel partner in helping us bring our proven Internet lead management solutions to the market. A. H. Belo has strong automotive dealer relationships spanning decades and ResponseLogix is fortunate to be able to leverage those relationships." Ed Olkkola, A. H. Belo's senior vice president/Business Development, added, "After examining the partnership potential with ResponseLogix, we concluded a strategic investment made sense. With the backing of two experienced venture capital firms, GRP Partners and Shasta Ventures, and a first-rate management team led by co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Tom Mohr, we are confident that the business plan being pursued by ResponseLogix will lead to measurable results. We are excited to provide our auto dealer advertisers with lead management solutions that can improve their profitability." 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. About ResponseLogix Founded in early 2007, ResponseLogix takes auto dealers' Internet sales departments to the next level of productivity and profitability. ResponseLogix solves the three biggest challenges in the Internet sales process: the speed and quality of initial response to leads; the impact and consistency of ongoing follow up; and, the effectiveness of the live communications in-between. ResponseLogix is the only solution in the marketplace that solves all three of these issues while delivering personalized messages to the customer that are timely, consistent, and relevant. ResponseLogix incubated its business on the premises of a Top-25 Internet dealership in Sunnyvale, California. Contacts: A. H. Belo Corporation Maribel Correa Director/Investor Relations (214) 977-2702 ResponseLogix Tom Mohr President and Chief Executive Officer (408) 533-0222 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, 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, interest rates, and newsprint prices; newspaper circulation matters, including changes in readership patterns and demography, and audits and related actions by the Audit Bureau of Circulations; circulation trends; technological changes; development of Internet commerce; industry cycles; changes in pricing or other actions by competitors and suppliers; 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; general economic conditions; 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 and other public disclosures and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's information statement on Form 10 dated January 31, 2008. DATASOURCE: A. H. Belo Corporation CONTACT: Maribel Correa, Director-Investor Relations of A. H. Belo Corporation, +1-214-977-2702, ; or Tom Mohr, President and Chief Executive Officer of ResponseLogix, +1-408-533-0222, Web site: http://www.ahbelo.com/

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