Steve Rotfeld Productions
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Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP) is a television production, stock footage
and broadcast syndication company based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
, a suburb of Philadelphia. The company was founded in 1985 by President Steve Rotfeld
.
SRP currently produces six series for cable and broadcast television: The Lighter Side of Sports
, Wild About Animals
, Awesome Adventures
,Whaddyado, Sports Disasters and Wild Weddings. Since 1980, its programs have appeared in national broadcast syndication and on specialty channels such as TLC
, ESPN
, ESPN Classic
, Animal Planet
, truTV and the Travel Channel
.
, a production company independent of SRP; that company's current projects include Golf Channel's The Haney Project, Golf in America and the upcoming Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf. The WorkShop is headed up by CEO Rotfeld and President Tom Farrel.
Stock footage
Stock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that may or may not be custom shot for use in a specific film or television program. Stock footage is of beneficial use to filmmakers as it is sometimes less expensive than shooting new...
and broadcast syndication company based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr from Welsh for "big hill") is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
, a suburb of Philadelphia. The company was founded in 1985 by President Steve Rotfeld
Steve Rotfeld
Steve Rotfeld is an American television producer. His programs have appeared in national broadcast syndication on TLC, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Animal Planet, truTV, Golf Channel and the Travel Channel...
.
SRP currently produces six series for cable and broadcast television: The Lighter Side of Sports
The Lighter Side of Sports
The Lighter Side of Sports is a long-running syndicated American sports blooper program produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions. It is currently hosted by ESPN personality Mike Golic...
, Wild About Animals
Wild About Animals
Wild About Animals is a documentary television series about a guide to the world of animals. The series is hosted by Mariette Hartley....
, Awesome Adventures
Awesome Adventures
Awesome Adventures is a syndicated educational television series about one host and two selected teenagers who travel to different places in countries all around the world...
,Whaddyado, Sports Disasters and Wild Weddings. Since 1980, its programs have appeared in national broadcast syndication and on specialty channels such as TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
, ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
, ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic
ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event...
, Animal Planet
Animal Planet
Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:...
, truTV and the Travel Channel
Travel Channel
The Travel Channel is a satellite and cable television channel that is headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US. It features documentaries and how-to shows related to travel and leisure around the United States and throughout the world. Programming has included shows in African animal safaris,...
.
Television Shows
- Wild About AnimalsWild About AnimalsWild About Animals is a documentary television series about a guide to the world of animals. The series is hosted by Mariette Hartley....
: a magazine series featuring videos of animals and pets including celebrity owners, heroic pets and home-video bloopers. - Awesome AdventuresAwesome AdventuresAwesome Adventures is a syndicated educational television series about one host and two selected teenagers who travel to different places in countries all around the world...
: Began airing in 1996; host Mystro ClarkMystro ClarkMystro Clark was the American host of the syndicated version of the series Soul Train from 1997 until 1999. From there, he went on to become a film and television actor, and a writer for the show Cousin Skeeter....
takes kids on outdoor adventures while teaching them about the different places they visit. - Whaddyado: A weekly educational series chronicling the lives of teens who are faced with challenging situations and advises young viewers on how to respond.
- Wild Weddings: Outrageous wedding moments caught on tape.
- The Lighter Side of SportsThe Lighter Side of SportsThe Lighter Side of Sports is a long-running syndicated American sports blooper program produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions. It is currently hosted by ESPN personality Mike Golic...
: A long-running syndicated American sports blooper program. It is currently hosted by ESPN personality Mike GolicMike GolicMichael Louis "Mike" Golic is a co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning and a former defensive lineman at Notre Dame and in the NFL. The NFL website lists him as and ....
. Lighter Side is the first and longest-running of Rotfeld's productions, utilizing Rotfeld's extensive collection of stock footageStock footageStock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that may or may not be custom shot for use in a specific film or television program. Stock footage is of beneficial use to filmmakers as it is sometimes less expensive than shooting new...
. - Sports Disasters: Accidents involving athletes and spectators.
- Greatest Sports Legends: Sports-documentary series highlighting some of the most legendary athletes of all time, including Emmy Award winning The Legend of Jackie Robinson.
- Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sports: Also known as Bob Uecker's Sports Show, this series began airing in syndication in 1985. "Mr. Baseball" Bob UeckerBob UeckerRobert George "Bob" Uecker is an American former Major League Baseball player, later a sportscaster, comedian, and actor. Uecker was given the title of "Mr. Baseball" by Johnny Carson...
presents numerous sports bloopers and oddities in a mock talk show motif.
The Workshop
In 2008, SRP established The WorkShopThe WorkShop
Founded in 2008, The WorkShop, LLC is a full-service multi-media production company based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Steve Rotfeld and The WorkShop President Tom Farrell founded the company as an independent satellite in conjunction with Steve Rotfeld Productions, a television production and...
, a production company independent of SRP; that company's current projects include Golf Channel's The Haney Project, Golf in America and the upcoming Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf. The WorkShop is headed up by CEO Rotfeld and President Tom Farrel.