From 1987 to 2013,[1] he served as the chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of A. H. Belo Corporation of Dallas, which owns newspapers in North Texas, most notably The Dallas Morning News.
Decherd retired from Belo in 2013, after having started in the newspaper business upon his graduation from college forty years earlier.
He also serves on the advisory council for Harvard University's Center for Ethics and the Professions.
Decherd received the Media Institute's 1998 Freedom of Speech Award.
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