Frank Volpicella 584 Lawton Bridge Road Smyrna Ga. 30082 512-964-6660 [email protected] • WGCL-CBS46 Atlanta News Director May 2016-June 2017 Managed news department of 110 employees Oversaw 37 hours of news weekly Resources included 2 satellite trucks; 11 ENG trucks; 7 LiveU’s • KVUE TV Austin, Tx. Executive News Director August 2000-April 2016 Manage #1 rated news department of 70 employees. Resources include satellite truck; 3 eng trucks; City Hall, State Capitol bureaus. 3 TVU Packs. Produce 5 hours of news daily; 3 hours on weekends. Member of ABC News Director Affiliate Advisory Board June 2001-April 2016 ▪ WAFF TV Huntsville, Al News Director January 1996-August 2000 Managed news department of 48 employees Resources included satellite truck; 5 eng trucks; 3 live bureaus. Successfully rebuilt news department. Turned a #3 rated news product into #1 by Nov. ‘97 ▪ WTVQ TV Lexington, KY News Director March 1995-January 1996 Managed news department of 31 employees. Resources included two eng trucks. Turned #3 rated news product into #2 by Nov. ’95. ▪ WSB TV Atlanta, GA Executive Producer 11pm News 1991-1995 11pm news dominate #1 during my tenure 11pm news achieved the highest ratings of all metered markets in U.S. in February ’95 Executive Producer for all newscasts 1989-1991 Held #2 position in news department All newscasts rated #1 during those years Producer 6pm news 1985-1989 Producer in charge of #1 rated hour long newscast ▪ WTSP TV Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL Special projects producer 1984-1985 Produced news series, specials and documentaries Producer 6pm newscast 1983-1984 Producer 11pm newscast 1982-1983 ▪ KWTV TV Oklahoma City, OK Producer 6pm and 10pm news 1981-1982 ▪ WJXT TV Jacksonville, FL Producer 6pm and 11pm newscasts 1979-1981 Assignment editor 1979-1980 ▪ EDUCATION University of Florida B.S. Broadcast Journalism ▪ PERSONAL Married. One son and daughter-in-law. Excellent health. ▪ AWARDS KVUE 2015 Peabody Award for documentary “Cost of Troubled Minds” KVUE 2011 Led staff that won NATAS Texas Emmy for Best Newscast 6pm KVUE 2010 Led staff that won 22 Texas Associated Press Awards including Best Newscast Led staff that won NATAS Texas Emmy for Best Newscast 10pm KVUE 2009 ~ Led staff that won 21 Texas Associated Press Awards including Overall Excellence/Station of the Year. KVUE 2008 ~ Led staff that won 19 Texas Associated Press Awards. ~ Led staff that won 6 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Best Newscast and Overall Excellence for the 5th year in a row. ~Led staff that won National Murrow for Videography ~Led staff that won NATAS Texas Emmy Award for Best Newscast 6pm news KVUE 2007 ~Led staff that won 25 Texas Associated Press Awards, including AP Station of the Year. ~Led staff that won 3 regional Edward R Murrow Awards including Overall Excellence ~Led staff that won the National Edward R Murrow Award for Overall Excellence ~ Received NATAS Texas Emmy Award for News Excellence KVUE 2006 -Led staff that won 3 regional Edward R. Murrow awards, including Overall Excellence. -Led staff that won 22 Texas Associated Press awards, including A.P. Station of the Year KVUE 2005 ~Led staff that won 9 regional Edward R. Murrow awards, more than any station in the nation, including Overall Excellence and Best Newscast. ~Led staff that won 26 Texas Associated Press awards, more than any station in Texas, including Best Newscast and A.P. Station of the Year. KVUE 2004 ~Led staff that won 4 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including Overall Excellence ~Led staff that won 13 Texas Associated Press Awards KVUE 2003 ~Led staff that won 11 Texas Associated Press Awards including Best Newscast KVUE 2002 ~Led staff that won 9 Texas Associated Press awards, including Best Newscast ~Led staff that won 3 regional Edward R Murrow awards ~Recognized by the RTNDA “Communicator” Magazine for our diverse newsroom and management with an article entitled “Making Diversity Work” and highlighting KVUE for the July/August 2002 edition KVUE 2001 ~Led staff that won 9 Texas Associated Press Awards, ~Led staff that won 6 regional Edward R. Murrow awards WAFF 1998 ~Led staff that won regional Edward R Murrow award for spot news coverage of Rainesville Alabama tornado ~Alabama Associated Press award Best Spot News Story Birmingham tornado WAFF 1996-1997 ~Alabama Associated Press award Most Outstanding News Operation 1997 ~Alabama Associated Press award Best Newscast 1997 ~Alabama Associated Press award Best Newscast and Best Spot News Story 1996 WSB 1985-1995 ~Associated Press Award Best Newscast 1990 ~Associated Press Award Best Newscast 1989 ~NATAS Georgia Emmy Award for Best Newscast 1987 ~UPI Award Best Newscast 1985 WTSP 1984 ~UPI Award Best Newscast 1984 KWTV 1982 ~UPI Award Best Newscast 1982 REFERENCES Patti Smith Former President and General Manager KVUE Austin, TX 512-627-4871 Mark Pimentel General Manager WGCL Atlanta 404-327-3100 (former GM at WGCL and WAFF) Chris Aldridge General Manager WTVQ Lexington, KY 859-294-6100 (former GM at WTVQ) Michael Castengera News Consultant Athens, GA 706-542-4965 (former co-worker WJXT and KWTV ) Art Rogers Director of Programing WSB Atlanta, GA 404-897-7479 (former co-worker at WSB) Christine Haas CH Media 512-751-1592 (former employee at KVUE) Ryan Korsgard Reporter KPRC Houston, TX 832-724-2443 (former employee at WAFF and KVUE) Gasia Mikaelian Anchor KTVU Oakland, CA 713-818-3132 (former employee at WAFF) Kris Gutierrez Anchor NBC Dallas 972-207-9174 (former employee at KVUE Tony Plohetski Reporter Austin American-Statesman-KVUE TV 512-507-0532 (former employee at KVUE) Cori Coffin anchor/reporter KVUE-TV 310-906-6918 (former employee at KVUE) Michelle Chism. Assistant News Director WBAL-TV 501-289-0530 (former employee at KVUE) Jenelle Shriner News Director KPLC-TV 813-716-0973 (former employee at KVUE) Tyler Sieswerda 512-905-3184 (former employee at KVUE) Rick Martin Assignment Manager WGCL 301-919-1167 (former employee at WGCL) .