A. H. Belo Corporation
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
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A.H. Belo Corporation traces its roots to a small company that founded the Galveston "Daily News" on April 11, 1842. The company began publishing the "Texas Almanac" in 1857. Alfred Horatio Belo (1839-1901) bought the company in 1876 and founded the "Dallas Morning News" in 1885, entrusting it to G.B. Dealey (1859-1946). In 1923, the company sold the Galveston paper and moved its headquarters to Dallas. The company later diversified into radio and television, including WFAA-TV. Since its founding, the A.H. Belo Corporation has played a major role in Texas communications.
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The Story
The A.H. Belo Corporation grew from a small firm that launched the Galveston Daily News in 1842, when Texas was still a republic, and began issuing the invaluable Texas Almanac in 1857. Alfred Horatio Belo bought the company in 1876 and in 1885 founded the Dallas Morning News, entrusting it to the young G.B. Dealey, who would become a legend of Texas journalism. The firm moved to Dallas in 1923 and later expanded into radio and television, including WFAA.
Why it matters
One of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Texas, Belo helped build the state's press and the informed public life that depends on it.
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- · Alfred Horatio Belo
- · G. B. Dealey
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