Bill Wolpin's Page

Title:

Editorial Director/Associate Publisher

Company:

Penton Media

Company Website:

http://penton.com

Media Type:

Publishing, eMedia

Media Realm:

Business Media

Home Region:

South

Past Companies & Brands

Communication Channels
Argus Business
Intertec Publishing
Primedia
Prism

I'm Looking For:

Networking, Inspiration

Professional Background: (Resume)

Bill Wolpin is the Associate Publisher and Editorial Director of American City and County and Waste Age magazines. He joined Atlanta-based Communication Channels, Inc. (now Penton Media) in January 1983.

Bill has judged several national magazine and engineering award competitions, and has been a speaker at the magazine industry’s leading conference, the Folio show. His magazines have won more than 50 national, regional and state awards for excellence, including a 2001 Jesse H. Neal Award for his editorials in Waste Age, four Folio Gold Editorial Excellence Awards and a Gold Ozzie. He also was a 2005 Neal Award finalist for his editorials in American City & County.

Bill has received an employee excellence award, a CEO Award and was a finalist for employee of the year. In 2003, he was the recipient of the Lawrence Lecture award, the highest honor bestowed by the Solid Waste Association of North America. In 2006 was named to the Hall of Fame by Magazine Association of the Southeast. He currently serves as an executive board member of the Magazine Association of the Southeast, where he also served as president. Bill earned an A.B.J. and M.A. in Mass Communications at the University of Georgia. He and his wife have been married for 32 years and have two sons.

Personal Interests

Politics, music, current events, human nature and food.

Education:

AB and MA University of Georgia

Relationship Status:

Married