JAMES M. MORONEY III

James M. Moroney III was named executive vice president of A. H. Belo in November 2007. He has served as publisher and chief executive officer of The Dallas Morning News since June 2001. In April 2004, Editor & Publisher selected him as Publisher of the Year for his accomplishments at The Dallas Morning News. He is a member of Belo's Management Committee.

Moroney began his career with Belo as a sales trainee at WFAA-TV in Dallas-Fort Worth. In 1985 he became local sales manager for WFAA and later that year was promoted to general sales manager of KOTV in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He returned to Dallas in 1989 as Belo's controller. After returning to Tulsa in 1992 as vice president and general manager of KOTV, Moroney was promoted to president and general manager in January 1993. In November 1993 he became a vice president of the Broadcast Division and in January 1995 was named executive vice president/Television Group. In January 1997, Moroney was promoted to president/Television Group assuming responsibility for the operations of all of Belo's television stations in 15 markets across the United States. In June 1998, he was named executive vice president of Belo, with responsibility for finance, treasury and investor relations. Moroney served as president of Belo Interactive, Inc. from its formation in May 1999 until June 2001.

Moroney has served on the board of the Television Bureau of Advertising and numerous civic organizations. He presently serves on the boards of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Cistercian Preparatory School in Dallas, the State Fair of Texas, and the Newspaper Association of America.

Moroney graduated from Stanford University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies. In 1983 he received his Master of Business Administration from The University of Texas at Austin.

Moroney and his wife, Barbara Bass Moroney, have five children: Sean, Meagan, Kyle, and twins Callie and Jenny.