Exclusive: Former Animal Planet exec joins Nomadica Films to helm development Kurt Tondorf – former SVP of development at Discovery, Inc.-owned nets Animal Planet and Science Channel has boarded Nomadica Films (Netflix’s Izzy’s Koala World) as partner and head of development.
The . February 10, 2021
Kurt Tondorf – former SVP of development at Discovery, Inc.-owned nets Animal Planet and Science Channel has boarded Nomadica Films (Netflix’s
Izzy’s Koala World) as partner and head of development.
The executive (pictured) will lead Nomadica’s development team, overseeing the company’s slate of new series and specials.
Prior to his tenure at Discovery, Tondorf served as VP of development Optomen Productions in New York.
Stories of Patrick Graham’s journey from Yale to Giants coach, and the late teammate that inspired him
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Patrick Graham played football at Yale long before becoming the Giants defensive coordinator. (Photo courtesy of Yale Athletics)
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Patrick Graham, wearing Giants gear, was sitting in his East Rutherford office, staring at a computer screen, part of a Zoom call with 30 other faces, old friends and teammates he once knew his brothers at Yale.
It was Aug. 31, toward the end of Graham’s first training camp as Giants defensive coordinator.
His former teammates didn’t expect Graham to talk much. He was quiet at Yale, back when he was a little-used defensive lineman, not even sure if he loved football yet. He definitely never thought he’d become a coach. When Graham first went to Yale, he had dreams of joining the CIA one day. He started out majoring in chemical engineering.
Those looking for the Coaches Film Room can find it on ESPNEWS.
01/07/2021
After not having a film room for the College Football Playoff semifinals, ESPN will bring that back (on ESPNEWS) for the MegaCast of this year’s national championship game (set for Monday, and it sounds like it will happen then despite previous concerns). And they’ll use a number of current coaches this time, which they haven’t alwaysdone. But the coaches they’re using are interesting. Here are more details on that from ESPN’s MegaCast release:
Film Room returns to the National Championship MegaCast on ESPNEWS, with SEC Network college football analyst and former BCS Champion head coach Gene Chizik, Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze and North Carolina A&T’s Sam Washington joining the telecast. Follow every play of Alabama-Ohio State through the minds of those who live and breathe the game every day. Please note: the lineup of coaches is subject to
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Wake Forest defenders converges on Wisconsin running back Garrett Groshek, left, during the second quarter of the Duke s Mayo Bowl NCAA college football game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (Jeff Siner/The News & Observer via AP)
By: Steve Reed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. â The Wisconsin Badgers captured the Dukeâs Mayo Bowl and the trophy that came along with it.
And then they broke it.
While dancing around to celebrate his teamâs 42-28 victory over Wake Forest on Wednesday, quarterback Graham Mertz dropped the football-shaped piece of Lenox crystal, leaving it shattered on the floor of the locker room after it fell off its base.