Jim Wieder Biography
Jim Wieder is a retired television and radio news anchor and former chamber of commerce executive from Northern California’s East Bay. Jim is the current owner of Discount Products 1. From 1988 to 2005, Wieder worked for KOVR-TV and KGO-TV & Radio.
Jim Wieder Age
Jim was born in New York, New York, United States of America.
Jim Wieder Family- Parents
Wieder, born in Brooklyn, New York is the son of immigrants from Budapest, Hungary.
Jim Wieder Career
His television and radio broadcasting career spans more than 30 years. From 1988 to 2005, Wieder worked for KOVR-TV and KGO-TV & Radio. Wieder’s reporting assignments during that time period included the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Loma Prieta Earthquake, various hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina, and conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm and the 9/11 attack. Wieder received the Overseas Press Club of America’s Edward Murrow Award for journalistic excellence during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 for his work with ABC News Radio. During Hurricane Katrina (2005), Wieder was accompanied by a crewmember. Jim Wieder In 2023, he co-hosted Oxygen True Crime’s Manifesto of a Serial Killer.
Wieder purchased Hayward Ace Hardware in 2006 after receiving training from the Contra Costa County Small Business Development Council. Wieder gained Ace Vision 21 accreditation for exceptional sales and customer service after completing Top Gun ACE retailer training in 2007. Hayward Ace received A+ ratings from multiple organizations, including the Better Business Bureau, in 2008. Wieder was chosen president and CEO of the Hayward Chamber of Commerce that same year, a position he held until 2010. From 2008 to 2011, Wieder served on the Chabot College Foundation Board of Directors. Wieder closed Hayward Hardware in 2021 and launched Discount Products 1.
Jim Wieder’s Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 500 thousand dollars.