User:Joey Popp

Joey Popp is a broadcast veteran, known throughout Charlotte, North Carolina for his television appearances, radio work, documentaries, and marketing projects. He's a media specialist for numerous corporations and nonprofits and he has contributed print reports to the Charlotte Observer. He has also served as emcee for countless galas and fundraisers.

You can see him each week on WTVI, the local PBS station, hosting "HealthWise," a medical interest broadcast that's become a popular show in the Charlotte area. On the radio, Joey can be heard hosting "Weekend Edition" on WFAE-FM every Saturday morning.

Joey is a graduate of Mooresville High School and Catawba College in Salisbury. His career started at Atlanta's WXIA-TV and within two years he was hired as editor and field producer for the popular "PM Magazine" show on WBTV in Charlotte. In the 1980s, he pursued a new and exciting career in Knoxville, Tennessee as Director of Communications for the 1982 World's Fair. As its spokesman, Joey was interviewed by dozens of newspaper, radio, and television crews from around the world. He also worked with many journalists and celebrities including Jane Pauley, Andy Rooney, Kenny Rogers, and Roy Acuff.

After the Fair, Joey returned to Charlotte and WBTV where he quickly gained regional recognition for his award-winning work. A member of the NC Radio Television and News Directors Association, Joey conducted research, interviews, and wrote and edited many special projects. In addition, Joey produced one of the first local television news segments devoted to medical research and studies. Through Joey's talents, "Doctor On Call" quickly became a widely recognized and respected feature of WBTV News.

In the mid-1980s, Joey left Charlotte for a reporting position at WLOS-TV, the ABC affiliate in Asheville, North Carolina. Joey reported "live" from many local stories and served as fill-in anchor for the station's highly rated morning newscast.

Joey left Asheville and returned to Charlotte, this time with WCNC-TV, the NBC affiliate. Joey was quickly made one of the station's top reporters and became a respected member of the news team, reporting "live" from many crisis spots and breaking news events.

An avid sports fanatic, Joey can be found cheering for the Carolina Panthers and the Charlotte Bobcats. He also gets involved with local high schools, lending his talents to provide both play-by-play and color commentary during radio broadcasts of the games.

In the community, Joey has served as president on the Board of Directors for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access Corporation. He also volunteers his time at the YMCA as a tutor for a woman dedicated to improving her reading skills through CPCC's Adult Basic Literacy Education program. Joey and his wife Catherine operate Marketing & Media Resources in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Visit Joey's Web site at www.joeypopp.com