Jim Wieck

Jim Wieck, a 23-year veteran of United Press International, has always had a knack for finding solutions to help reporters cover breaking news and hit their deadlines, even under the most difficult circumstances. He grew up on a farm in Southwest Missouri and graduated with an English degree from Drury University in Springfield, Mo. During his wire service career, Wieck served on the editorial committee that implemented the agency’s first nationwide computer system in the mid-1970s. He also arranged ship-to-shore services in the North Atlantic that enabled reporters to provide daily coverage of the successful search for the sunken ocean liner Titanic. And when an 8.1 earthquake struck Mexico City, leaving local media with no means of communications, he authorized the lease of a private jet outfitted with long-range international communications technology to fly in reporters and photographers and provide the world with the first eyewitness accounts of the tragedy. Since co-founding Wieck Media in September 1990, Wieck has continued to provide brands with a vital link to journalists and fans through Wieck-powered newsrooms and platforms.