Behind the Scenes
Tim Wieland
Tim Wieland, a veteran employee of CBS4, KCNC-TV, has been News Director since June 2004.
Wieland brings more than 17 years of broadcast journalism experience to CBS4. His most recent tenure at KCNC-TV began in 2001 when he was hired as Assistant News Director. Since joining KCNC, the News Department has received several industry honors, including the prestigious Peabody Award in 2006, three national Edward R. Murrow Awards, several regional Murrow Awards including the award for Overall Excellence, and dozens of Emmy Awards.
Before that, Wieland was a Newscast Producer and Field Producer for CNN based in Atlanta. As field producer, he traveled to stories such as the Columbine High School shooting and the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles.
Before CNN, Wieland spent seven years at KCNC-TV writing and producing newscasts and was later promoted to Executive Producer. He started his broadcast journalism career as a reporter at KREX-TV in Grand Junction, Colorado.
An Emmy Award winning journalist, Wieland is a 1991 graduate of the University of Colorado with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. He is also a graduate of the Newsroom Management program at the Poynter Institute and is a regular speaker at the annual RTNDA National Convention.