Belo 10-Q 2009 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Belo Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned, Dunia A. Shive, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Dennis A. Williamson, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Dunia A. Shive  

Dunia A. Shive 

President and Chief Executive Officer
August 10, 2009 

/s/ Dennis A. Williamson  

Dennis A. Williamson 

Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
August 10, 2009