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Wayne Dolcefino

Wayne Dolcefino joined KTRK-TV and 13 Eyewitness News in December 1985.

He has been recognized with honors from many prestigious organizations. Among the list of his most recent awards he has received are:

• 2006 Texas Associated Press Award for Best Investigative Reports
• Twenty Emmys from the National Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2001 Texas Associated Press Best Investigative Report
• 2002 National Headliner Award
• 2000 Texas Associated Press Best Investigative Report
• 2002 and 1999 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
• Jack R. Howard Award for Journalism Excellence from the Scripps Howard Foundation-1994.
• Four Headliners Foundation Charles E. Green awards for investigative journalism.
• A Medal from the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) 1995
• Finalist IRE National Award 2001
• Finalist IRE National Award 1999
• Houston Press Club Television Journalist of the Year

Since September 1991, Wayne has headed up the award winning 13 Undercover Unit which specializes in investigative reports concerning public corruption. His reports have had a significant impact on changes in policies and procedures inside many organizations.

In the last year, 13 Undercover got two million dollars back for Houston taxpayers after exposing possible fraud in the cities garbage bills. Wayne Dolcefino also exposed handicapped parking cheaters and a scheme to fake marriages for immigration fraud, a vehicle that terrorists have used to get in to the country.

His investigations have exposed tens of millions of dollars in waste and mismanagement in Houston government, phony bilingual teachers, broken fire trucks sent to burning houses and teachers with a history of sexual misconduct. He's fought for taxpayers and protected our kids.

Wayne came to KTRK-TV from KTRH radio where he was an investigative reporter and talk show host from 1980 to 1985. Prior to working at KTRH, Wayne was the Assistant News Director at KLBJ radio in Austin, Texas.

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