Patti Wheeler

Patti Wheeler
Patti Wheeler
Born	Mary Patricia Wheeler June 11, 1963 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Patti Wheeler, is the president and owner of Wheeler Television, Inc., a television production company specializing in motorsports for national broadcast and cable networks. Wheeler is an Executive Member of Cannon School Trustee board and a member of the board of the Lake Norman YMCA.

Early life

Wheeler was born in Charlotte, North Carolina June 11, 1963. She is the daughter of former Lowe's Motor Speedway President and General Manager Humpy Wheeler.

Education

Wheeler earned a Bachelor’s Degree in English from Belmont Abbey College in 1986.

Wheeler Television Inc.

Wheeler is the president and owner of Wheeler Television, Inc, which is a television production company. The company produces motorsports related material and has worked with Fox Sports, SPEED, ESPN, ABC, NBC and CBS for live race programming, documentaries, episodic and news series.

Early career

Wheeler started her career at twenty-two as a producer and director of live NASCAR and as a writer and producer for various news and documentary series from 1986 to 1991. She was also Director of Motorsports and Executive Producer for TNN from 1991 to 1995. Wheeler was then President of World Sports Enterprises a subsidiary of Viacom from 1994-2000.

Family

Wheeler is the daughter of former Lowe's Motor Speedway President and General Manager Humpy Wheeler. She is married to Leo Hindery Jr. and has two children.

Honors

NASCAR’s Top 25 Most Powerful People – Charlotte Observer

Racing’s Most Influential: Television Executives – Racer magazine

Top Forty Under Forty – Charlotte Business Journal

Top 25 Women In Business Award – Charlotte Business Journal

References

"Patti Wheeler". "BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE BOARD OF ADVISORS".