Asserting notable influence in the field of television sports broadcasting for more than three decades, Jed Drake presently leverages his talents to manage a wide swath of production activities at ESPN, Inc. Serving as Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of Event Production since April 2000, Drake boasts distinction as one of the network’s longest tenured and most engaged team members. He joined the company during its second year of operation in 1980 and played an integral role in developing the programming that helped secure ESPN’s long-held reputation as a recognized leader in global sports broadcasting.
Already well established as a television anchor thanks to the previous experience he amassed at NBC Sports and NBC affiliate WPTZ-TV, Jed Drake was originally hired by ESPN as a director and producer. Drake undertook his first major overseas project in 1987 when he relocated to Australia to supervise production of the America’s Cup, an endeavor he would repeat the following year, as well as in 1992 and 1995. Drake achieved another professional milestone in 1988 at the Calgary Winter Olympic Games where he served as Director for ABC’s bobsled and luge event presentations. Installed as a Coordinating Producer at ESPN in 1989, he helped launch Major League Baseball with 11 telecasts per week, programming that quickly developed into one of the network’s cornerstone divisions. Jed Drake subsequently earned a promotion to Senior Coordinating Producer in 1992 and took over as Vice President of Remote Production in 1996.
The winner of 13 Sports Emmy Awards, Jed Drake received his B.S. in Broadcasting and Film from Boston University. He is currently immersed in steering production of ESPN’s World Cup Soccer coverage as the internationally loved game gains popularity among American audiences. Aside from his duties as Senior Vice President and Executive Producer of Event Production, Drake continues to helm sports broadcasting initiatives at ABC.
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