Joseph Maar:
CLASS OF 1984
Waukegan West High SchoolClass of 1984
Waukegan, IL
University of IllinoisClass of 1988
Urbana, IL
Waukegan East High SchoolClass of 1984
Waukegan, IL
St. Anastasia SchoolClass of 1980
Waukegan, IL
Woodland Middle SchoolClass of 1980
Gurnee, IL
Joseph's Story
Married and three kids, love them all deeply.
Live in Boston area.
God's led me to work in Argentina, Arabia and most parts of America (47 states)
Reach out if you want to connect: JosephMaar(at)aol(dot)com
Yes, I still use AOL
College
BA, University of Illinios-Urbana
Northwester Univ-Cherub
Adjunct faculty, Univ of CA-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
Workplace: short version: from school was in Champaign, IL for college; 2 yrs in Ohio; 10 yrs in San Francisco (TV); 7 years in CT (ESPN); 5 yrs in MN (FOX Sports); now in Boston (NESN)
Longer and mostly boring stuff below:
-VP Programming & Production, Executive Producer, NESN (2012-present): Oversee the who, what, how and sometimes why of a sports network ranked by Forbes as the 8th Most Valuable Sports Brand on the globe.
Red Sox, Bruins and #BostonStrong among the many adventures.
-Coordinating Producer with Executive Producer responsibilities for two FOX Sports Networks: FOX Sports North and FOX Sports Wisconsin (2007-2012). Oversee live game telecasts and original productions including professional and NCAA pre/postgame shows, feature series and special projects.
-Principle/Executive in partnership corporation FunTV...Expand for more
Productions: (2006-2007). Developed/Produce original entertainment productions
-ESPN Coordinating Director, Supervising Director and Director of Operations(2000-2006): Launched new projects; supervised directing & operations with executive director responsibilities for ESPN Original Entertainment and ESPN Classic.
Co-developed shows: "Pardon The Interruption," "Around The Horn," and "Cold Pizza." Launched new shows for ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Original Entertainment & ESPN Classic; redesigned/developed new studios in LA, NYC & Wash DC. Winner of three national Emmy Awards.
-Freelance Sports Director: ABC Sports, FoxSports regional and local broadcast and sports networks since 1985
-National Columnist/Speaker: Television industry trade magazine columnist & trade show speaker 1991-2001
-Producer/Director in San Francisco Bay Area for 10 yrs ('90-'00): KTVU-TV and Freelance: specials, news, HDTV, and TV scenes in major motion pictures
-Adjunct Faculty: UC Berkeley Grad Sch of Journalism (Calif) ('92-'00)
-Senior Director: WTOL/Toledo, OH ('88-'90)
-Directing & Associate Director: WCIA/Champaign, IL ('85-'88)
-Producer/Director & Production Crew: US Cable, Waukegan/Lake Co., IL ('81-'84).
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