Gary Wolverton, M.S. Email & Phone Number

Mobile, AL, US

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States

Instructor, Faculty Advisor to The Student Printz newspaper, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg MS

Mobile, Alabama Area

Oversee operations of media facilities for the Division of Communication, Visual and Performing Arts of Communication Arts, home of Badger TV student newscast, The SpringHillian newspaper, web content, digital video production, and graphic arts & design. Advise on student media classwork and productions. Create video content for the division and other.

Mobile, Alabama Area

Oversee staff of 2 full time and 1 part time employees for marketing/branding of CBS affiliate WKRG and Gulf Coast CW stations in Mobile/Pensacola TV market, as well as promotion of MeTV affiliated channel. WFNA (Gulf Coast CW) 2019 winner of "Best Community Marketer" APEX Award by CW network

Charleston, West Virginia Area

Manage 9-person promotions and production team for the Sinclair-owned ABC/FOX duopoly in the Charleston/Huntington WV DMA.

Charleston, West Virginia Area

Hired by Sinclair Broadcast Group to oversee commercial production and station promotions of their Charleston WV ABC/FOX duopoly through May sweeps. Helped institute new daily 5pm news topicals and implement strategic promotional schedule of targeted special news reports on each station to take advantage of strong network late news lead ins.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Oversaw commercial production and station promotional efforts. Led staff of Promotions Manager, 2 commercial producers, 2 promotions producers and 2 graphic artists.

Greenville, South Carolina Area

Oversaw all commercial production for advertisers, all internal and external promotion of broadcast station and station's social media efforts, and coordination of on-air product with master control centralcasting facility in Atlanta. Re-branded station's morning newscast image which generated double and triple digit increase in viewership. Earned Regional.

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Oversaw all internal and external promotions of broadcast station and station website; additional marketing for sister station WHLT in Hattiesburg, MS; news and station graphics. Managed staff of 3 producers and graphic artist. Helped implement new news set, graphics, and changed station positioning line. Station grew to be #1 sign on-sign off in HH and #1.

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Produced image and topical news promotions for WJTV. Eventually managed a producer dedicated solely to topical news spots. Helped implement on-air rebrand of station graphics.

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Oversaw creation of all station production for commercial clients. Managed 4 full time employees while reporting directly to Director of Operations. Responsibilities included scheduling, scripting and editing of spots, occasional directing of newscasts.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Area

Managed staff of 12 employees to produce all commercial and promotional product for the station. Duties included hiring of employees, writing and EFP of commercials, budgeting, directing/technical directing newscasts and special programming, design of station news graphics and set.

Jackson, Mississippi Area

As commercial producer; I wrote, shot and edited commercial spots for station advertising clients. As director, I directed & technical directed daily noon newscasts, as well as fill in director for nightly newscasts. I also directed special station programming on location. Also assisted in launching 60-minute morning show in 1988 by designing graphic look..

Jackson, Mississippi Area

Shot & edited news, sports and special projects. Routine use of microwave live truck. Notable video experience included shooting on the MS Gulf Coast during several hurricanes, a 3-part series from the Naval Academy about midshipmen from Mississippi, and covering the execution of a prisoner at Parchman penitentiary.