Ray is a dynamic producer who has worked for over 35 years in the television industry. Over his long career in the Los Angeles media market, He has worked for three of the major networks and is a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer. Raymond was also the executive producer of Inside Pitch, a syndicated celebrity sports show for FOX Sports International. The award-winning producer continues to keep his hands on the pulse of the professional sports landscape.
Doug is an accomplished documentary filmmaker who has won numerous awards for his work producing historical documentary films. In addition to his many film awards, Harris has produced and directed several documentaries that have aired on FOX Sports- Net, Comcast SportsNet/NBC Universal, and PBS. His unique style of storytelling com- bined with extensive research has helped him to raise awareness about the untold stories of some of the legendary pioneers of American sports.
Fred is a former Major League Baseball executive who served with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969-1998. During his tenure with the Dodgers, Claire was the team’s general manager from 1987-1998, and helped lead the team to winning the 1988 World Series. Fred is a member of the board of directors of the Rose Bowl Operating Company and also serves on the board of directors for the Special Olympics of Southern California; the Los Angeles Sports Council; and Life Skills FORE Pasadena Youth, Inc.
Oscar is the producer charged with leading the CALLED UP team’s fundraising/ development campaign. He is an innovator in combining media/entertainment with cause and public education, and has designed and authored award winning edu- cational curriculums for national television broadcast programming. Oscar graduated with degrees from UCLA and the Anderson School of Management in Economics and Finance/Marketing, respectively. In 1976, he competed on the UCLA Bruins Rose Bowl football team, and was selected to the NCAA/Kodak All America team.
Zandra has over 25 years of experience working with diverse socioeconomic communities, specializing in program administration, organizational strategic planning, fund development and grant writing for non-profits, community-based and education linked programs and services. She is a successful event planner, having produced and coordinated several educational forums and community-related fairs.
Kevin Harbour is a producer for the CALLED UP team who oversees development and outreach via social media platforms and heads the project’s crowdfunding campaign. Harbour has a wealth of experience as a seasoned business executive in IT business development, and has served as a corporate consultant for strategic partnerships with several Fortune 500 companies. Kevin is an expert at marketing digital assets online and will use his skills as a senior executive to help drive the CALLED UP online fundraising effort.
Greg is a California native, attended UCLA and graduated from San Francisco State University, with a degree in broadcast communications. With over thirty (30) years of experience in the entertainment business, Greg continues to stand amongst the nation’s top voice-over talents. His client list includes: PBS, The Discovery Channel, National Geo, Mercedes Benz, Image Awards, Blockbusters, US Postal Service, KC Barbeque, NASA and many others.
Rodney is an accomplished jazz pianist who has recorded numerous popular albums with CBS and Sony during his long music career which started back in 1978. Franklin is a native of Berkeley who has recorded with some of the jazz industry’s great artists. Some of his popular albums include: In the Center, Endless Flight, and Marathon. He is featured in the documentary film Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story and has worked with Stanley Clarke, a premiere film music composer.
Zanin is an experienced cameraman who has worked in the television and entertainment industry for over 22 years. He started his career by documenting and covering war stories in Bosnia and Herzegovina. His passion for telling stories through a camera lens has led him to work on projects for various TV agencies and private production companies, including: Film Life Factory; Helge Cramer Filmproduktion; Associated Press; Norwegian and the Broadcasting Corporation.
Winston has worked in the entertainment industry for 20 years. He is a location sound mixer, sound designer and music composer. Winston sound engineering skills include dialogue and sound editing. He has worked as a sound operator (mixer or boom operator) on several feature films including “Nikita Blues” and “Top Priority: The Terror Within”, as well as television pilots and reality TV Shows. Winston has a full location recording kit based around a 633 Sound Devices recorder as well as a complete post-production home studio with 5.1 Surround Sound.
Paul Robinson has worked as multimedia media guru for over 20 years. He studied Video Production at the Art Institute of Los Angeles. Paul’s proven creative ability as a director and editor gives him an added edge in helping clients shape their websites, Paul’s first edited film premiered in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the Oscar Headquarters. In addition to creating website’s.or editing film he also produces a podcast, “A La Carte Los Angeles”, on youtube. He is the webmaster for the www.calledupdocumentary.com and www.fivebellzentertainment.com websites.
Terri Griffin has been a photographer for over 20 years. Her work has taken her all over the world capturing moments in places like Ghana, Kenya, Israel, Jamaica, Canada and France. Terri has also worked photographing celebrities on the red carpet at various award events including the Oscars. Terri has also worked at JPL in the imaging lab during a joint venture with NASA where all the images from spacecrafts in space were sent to be processed. In her spare time, Terri goes back into the community to teach the young people the art of photography.