Ben H.

Head of Unscripted Content & Development @ WWE

About

20-time National Sports Emmy award winning show runner, producer, director & executive producer with storytelling, feature and documentary experience as well as network broadcast studio. For over two decades, I have produced and led production teams for ESPN & WWE while driving viewership, revenue and telling premium stories.

Country

United States

City

Stamford

Industry

Entertainment

Skill

Broadcast, Broadcast Television, Video Production, Television, Video, Broadcast Journalism, Media Production

Experience

Head of Unscripted Content & Development

WWE

2024-8 - Present · 2 yrs 2 mos

Senior Vice President & Executive Producer Documentaries

WWE

2023-2 - 2024-8 · 1 yr 7 mos

Vice President & Executive Producer of WWE Network Documentaries

WWE

2020-7 - 2023-2 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Executive Producer

ESPN

2019-7 - 2020-7 · 1 yr 1 mo

Bristol, CT

Executive Producer E:60 * re-launch E:60 Primetime, develop content, creative direction, content greenlight, pre to post production * Develop new brand COVER STORY, set creative direction, pre to post production * day to day editorial oversight of OUTSIDE THE LINES, including long term planning, creative direction, talent schedule

Coordinating Producer II

ESPN

2013-1 - 2020-7 · 7 yrs 7 mos

Bristol, CT

*Oversee staff of producers, associate producers, production assistants *Develop and oversee studio presentation, anchors, scripts, control room, staff to put on weekly E:60 Sunday morning *Collaborate with creative services for a new original look *Develop and green light stories / documentaries *Produce & Direct stories for E:60 *Manage relationship with ESPN marketing to promote E:60 *Special Projects, including creative tease / open elements for Bracket Marathon show, Star Wars documentary, ESPN the Magazine specials, various projects *produced the 2015 national Sports Emmy winning long E:60 feature "Owen & Hatch" which also won the Edward R Murrow award for feature reporting. *co-directed and produced the 2018 - 30 for 30 ESPN Film "42 to 1" - an in-depth look at James 'Buster' Douglas 1990 stunning upset of undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. *won total of 17 National Sports Emmy awards for shows, features, documentaries that I have worked on, overseen or personally produced

Senior Producer - E:60

ESPN

2008-8 - 2012-12 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Bristol, CT

*Oversee staff of producers, associate producers, production assistants *Develop and green light stories / documentaries *Produce & Direct stories for E:60 - multiple Sports Emmy nominations *Manage relationship with ESPN marketing to promote E:60

Feature Producer II & OTL Line Producer

ESPN

2006-8 - 2008-8 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Bristol, CT

*Feature Producer, investigative producer, and studio line producer of Outside the Lines with hosts Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap. *oversee staff to create weekly OTL show on Sunday mornings *wrote, field produced, and in edit room multiple long form features

Feature Producer

ESPN

2003-4 - 2006-8 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Bristol, CT

Feature Producer on SportsCenter, College Gameday, Sunday NFL Countdown, NBA shows

Associate Producer

ESPN

2000-8 - 2003-4 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Bristol, CT

produced features and various writing for numerous shows - mainly SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown and College Gameday

Production Assistant

ESPN

1997-9 - 2000-5 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Production Assistant produce highlights, write shot sheets, montages, graphics, original features for Sunday NFL Countdown, Open / Tease for NFL Primetime with Chris Berman and Tom Jackson, Outside the Lines, SportsCenter