Jim Wieder is an American business owner, retired television and radio news anchor, former

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executive in the East Bay of Northern California. Currently, Jim is owner of Discount Products 1.

Broadcasting career

Wieder, born in

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is the son of immigrants from

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. His broadcasting career spanned more than 30-years in Television and Radio. Wieder joined

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and KGO-TV & Radio from 1988 until 2005. During that period, Wieder's reporting assignments included the Fall of the

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, numerous Hurricanes including

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

, and conflicts including

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, and the

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. In 2003, Wieder was awarded the Edward Murrow Award of the Overseas Press Club of America for reporting excellence during

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for his reporting to

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Jim Wieder reporting on Hurricane Katrina

In 2023 he Co-Hosted Manifesto of a Serial Killer for Oxygen True Crime

Business career

Jim Wieder overseeing sale at Hayward Ace Hardware

In 2006, Wieder purchased Hayward

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after training with the

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Development Council. In 2007, Wieder completed Top Gun ACE retailer training and earned Ace Vision 21 status for superior sales and customer service. In 2008, Hayward Ace earned A+ ratings by several sources including the Better Business Bureau. That same year, Wieder was appointed president and CEO of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce and retained that post until 2010. Wieder was on the Chabot College Foundation Board of Directors from 2008 to 2011. In 2021, Wieder closed Hayward Hardware and started Discount Products 1.

Broadcasting career

Business career

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