Mr. Brightside
FEATURE | AIR DATE 09/21/24 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Tradition means everything at the University of Michigan. From ‘Hail to the Victors’ to jingling keys during important downs; the fans eagerly await these moments to uplift the football team. A new custom has become a staple at the end of the third quarter aimed at highlighting the resolve of fans whose unwavering commitment supports the Blue and Maize no matter the outcome. One hundred and ten thousand strong sing The Killers “Mr. Brightside.”
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER
FEATURE | AIR DATE 02/11/24 | PRODUCER
As the Seattle Seahawks were looking to repeat as Super Bowl champions, the country was rocked by the deaths of Michael Brown Jr., Tamir Rice and Eric Garner at the hands of police in their respective hometowns of Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island. Recognizing their platform as Super Bowl XLVIII champions, the team participated in extensive dialogue on how they could use their voices as advocates for change. The result, Michael Bennett, Doug Baldwin, Richard Sherman and others used their mandatory media availability to amplify the families’ calls for justice. Narrated by Talib Kweli, we lookback at the catalyst for todays athletes championing causes.
Dutchmen For Life
FEATURE | AIR DATE 11/26/23 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Erasmus Hall boasts notable alumni like Barbara Streisand, Al Davis and Washington Commander’s receiver Curtis Samuel. Samuel’s journey to the pros was honed during his tenure at “EHall” where the Dutchmen won their first Public School Athletic League title under Head Coach Danny Landberg in 2013. Today, Landberg continues his pursuit to reach young men through the game of football chasing a fifth consecutive title with this year’s team while balancing the program’s rise in notoriety including a trip to London to play NFL Academy. An international arm of football exposure focused on giving players across the pond the game access to opportunities across the world.
The Little Things
TEASE | AIR DATE 11/28/24 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Thanksgiving in Detroit is synonymous with football. 12:30 kicks off our day of family, food, and America’s favorite past time. With their best start in 70 years, the Lions look to capture a Thanksgiving day game victory against a divisional foe who helped birth this age old tradition: The Chicago Bears.
Narrated by JK Simmons
Written by Kayona Ebony Brown
feature | AIR DATE 05/14/23 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
In his own words, Peete details his introduction to golf and how he became the most accurate driver in the game. To Peete, his greatest achievement was after his pro career. He became an instructor focused on helping kids hone their craft at the Calvin Peete foundation. Today, the organization continues Peete’s mission in making the game more accessible and embracing his legacy as one of the greatest golfers ever.
FOR JACKIE
TEASE | AIR DATE 11/26/23 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
UNC Volleyball commit Jackie Taylor reveals the lessons to commitment and family taught to her by her late father, Sean Taylor in a series of quotes she discovered in his playbook. With appearances from Clinton Portis, Santana Moss, Buck Ortega and Doug Williams, they join Taylor in honoring her father for Thanksgiving Day when the Washington Commanders play the Dallas Cowboys. Taylor upholds her father’s legacy through The Sean Taylor Legacy Project.
MONGOLIAN MIKE
feature | AIR DATE 03/12/23 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
First year Dayton Guard/ Forward Mike Sharavjamts comes from a family revered in Mongolian sports history. His paternal grandfather was on the first ever Mongolian national basketball team. His father, “Shark,” was the first Asian Harlem Globetrotter. Affectionately referred to as “Mongolian Mike,” the young athlete is making his own history; as the first Mongolian ever to play Division 1 basketball.
BEYOND LIMITS DRIVING CHANGE
TV SERIES | AIR DATE 10/15/22 | DIRECTOR & PRODUCER
Renewed for its second season Beyond Limits focused its season finale on an up-and-coming stock car driver named Rajah Caruth. Caruth’s only driving experience comes from iRacing; on an online simulation platform and we discover how his experience in the digital world translates into the real world of NASCAR.
GENERATION 9/11
TEASE | AIR DATE 9/11/21 | PRODUCER
Twenty years after 9-11, the generation born to a world that changed forever discuss why they will never forget those tragic events on their 20th birthday.
BEFORE JACKIE
SHORT FEATURE | AIR DATE 2/07/21 | PRODUCER
1947 changed the NFL forever when a group of Black journalists lobbied for UCLA standout fullback Kenny Washington to re-integrate the NFL in the modern era.
Performed by Viola Davis.
QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY
DOCUMENTARY | AIR DATE 5/31/19 | ASSOC. PRODUCER
Quiet Storm details the rise and fall of Metta World Peace/ Ron Artest; one of the NBA’s most prolific defenders . We learn how he managed mental health making his way back into the league becoming a champion
Quiet Storm toured the film festival circuit:
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Best Documentary)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (Official Selection)
Newport Beach Film Festival (Official Selection)
Cleveland International Film Festival (Global Health Competition Winner)
Hotdocs (Official Selection)
Acquired by Showtime in 2019.
STAND BY ME
TEASE | AIR DATE 02/07/22 | PRODUCER
For Super Bowl LV CBS Sports acknowledged the toll Covid-19 took on the world. “Stand By Me,” tells the story of frontline workers actively fighting the virus and keeping communities safe who are also friends and family to players in the Super Bowl.
Performed by Jennifer Hudson, “Stand By Me” won Best Open/ Tease for the 41st annual Sports Emmy’s in 2021.
