Belo Names Television Group Executives

Belo Corp. has promoted four television executives this week.

Peter Diaz was named executive vice president of Television Operations, Kathy Clements was appointed senior vice president of Television Operations, Mike Devlin was named president and general manager of WFAA-TV, Belo Corp.’s flagship ABC affiliate in Dallas/Fort Worth, and Susan McEldoon was appointed president and general manager of KHOU-TV, Belo Corp.’s CBS affiliate in Houston.

Diaz has served as senior vice president of Belo Corp. since January 2006 and as president and general manager of KHOU since 1999. He joined Belo in 1984. Diaz serves on the board of the CBS Television Network Affiliates Association.

Clements has been WFAA’s president and general manager since 1999. She joined WFAA in 1984. She was promoted to station manager of KXTV in Sacramento in 1995. She returned to WFAA in 1997 as vice president and general manager.

Devlin replaces Clements as WFAA’s president and general manager. McEldoon replaces Diaz as president and general manager of KHOU.

Both Diaz and Clements will report to Dunia A. Shive, Belo Corp.’s president and chief operating officer, and will have oversight responsibility for all Belo television stations. Belo owns 20 television stations, and owns or operates six cable news stations and manages one television station through a local marketing agreement.

Belo’s television management also includes Rick Keilty, who will assume the new role of senior vice president of Television Sales and Administration.