SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

DECHERD ROBERT W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

BELO CORP.

P.O. BOX 655237

(Street)

DALLAS

75265-5237

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BELO CORP [ BLC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman & CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/03/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Common Stock	05/03/2007		F		66,339	D	$20.32 ^{( 1 )}	9,807	D
Series A Common Stock								1,200	I	By Spouse ^{( 2 )}
Series A Common Stock								5,466	I	By 401(k) Plan ^{( 3 )}
Series B Common Stock	05/03/2007		M		77,864	A	$17.3125	5,750,525	D
Series B Common Stock								1,200	I	By Spouse ^{( 2 )}
Series B Common Stock								633,053	I	By GRATS ^{( 4 )}

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.3125	05/03/2007		M			77,864	^{( 5 )}	02/01/2010	Series B Common Stock	77,864	$0	332,136	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Delivery of already-owned shares to satisfy price on option exercise. Shares valued at the closing price for Belo Corp. Series A Common Stock on the NYSE on May 3, 2007.

2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

3. Held by the Belo Savings Plan as of April 30, 2007.

4. The reporting person is the settlor and trustee of each grantor retained annuity trust ("GRAT") and receives annual annuity payments therefrom. The reporting person's children are the remaindermen. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. These Series B shares are held in several GRATs in the following amounts: 39,468 shares in the 2000-4 GRAT; 25,367 shares in the 2005 GRAT; 18,568 shares in the 2005-2 GRAT; 11,505 shares in the 2005-3 GRAT; 77,787 shares in the 2005-4 GRAT; 70,482 shares in the 2006 GRAT; 79,091 shares in the 2006-2 GRAT; 108,886 shares in the 2006-3 GRAT; 100,782 shares in the 2006-4 GRAT; and 101,117 shares in the 2006-5 GRAT.

5. All options are currently exercisable.

	Kay F. Stockler, Attorney-in-Fact	05/07/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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