Steve Rotfeld is an American television producer and writer. He is the principal founder of two independent broadcast and syndication production companies: Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP) and The Workshop, which he co-founded with Tom Farrell. Through SRP and The Workshop, Rotfeld has produced and distributed programming that has been syndicated on national broadcast and cable networks and sold throughout the world. While working for his father, Berl Rotfeld's company Greatest Sports Legends, Inc. (GSL), Rotfeld won the National Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for ''The Legend Of Jackie Robinson''.

Steve Rotfeld Productions

Steve Rotfeld Productions (SRP) is a television production and broadcast syndication company founded by Steve Rotfeld. In the mid-1980s, SRP began producing and syndicating ''

Bob Uecker Robert George Uecker ( ; born January 26, 1934) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current sportscaster, comedian, and actor. Facetiously dubbed "Mr. Baseball" by TV talk show host Johnny Carson, Uecker has served as a ...

’s Wacky World of Sports'', the first weekly sports blooper show on television, and went on to produce several other sports blooper programs, eventually leading to his most widely distributed show, ''

The Lighter Side of Sports ''The Lighter Side of Sports'' is a syndicated American sports blooper program produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions. The series, at the time of its cancellation, was hosted by Mike Golic. ''Lighter Side'' is the first and longest-running of Rotf ...

'', which ran in syndication for nearly two decades. In the early 1990s, SRP began producing and syndicating children's educational and informational E/I series, which now includes '' Awesome Adventures'', ''Wild About Animals'', '' Whaddyado'', ''Chat Room'' and ''Animal Science''. Additionally, SRP is currently producing one-hour quarterly specials of its popular sports programs and ''Greatest Sports Legends'' and ''Sports Gone Wild''. In addition to cable networks

ESPN ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The ...

and

Animal Planet Animal Planet (stylized in all lowercase since 2018) is an American multinational pay television channel owned by the Warner Bros. Discovery Networks unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. First established on June 1, 1996, the network is primarily dev ...

, SRP has also produced shows for

TLC TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment Television * ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 * TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network ** TLC (Asia), an A ...

The History Channel History (formerly The History Channel from January 1, 1995 to February 15, 2008, stylized as HISTORY) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by A&E Networks, a joint venture between Hearst Communications and the Disney ...

TruTV TruTV (stylized as truTV) is an American basic cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The channel primarily broadcasts comedy, docusoaps and reality shows. The channel was originally launched in 1991 as Court TV, a network that focu ...

, and

The Travel Channel Travel Channel (stylized as Trvl Channel since 2018) is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, which had previously owned the channel from 1997 to 2007. The channel is headquartered in New York, New York, United S ...

The WorkShop

In 2008 Steve formed The Workshop along with Tom Farrell. Through the WorkShop, LLC, Rotfeld has executive produced four series for the

Golf Channel Golf Channel (also verbally referred to as simply Golf) is an American sports television television network, network owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, it is currently ...

: ''The Haney Project'', ''Camp Haney'', ''Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf'' and ''Golf in America''. ''The Haney Project'' features Hank Haney (

Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. * * * Woods is widely regarded as ...

's former swing coach) teaching a celebrity how to become a better golfer. Since its premiere, the show has featured NBA Hall-of-Famer

Charles Barkley Charles Wade Barkley (born February 20, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst on TNT. Nicknamed "Sir Charles", "Chuck", and "the Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley played 16 seasons in the Natio ...

; Emmy Award-winning actor/comedian

Ray Romano Raymond Albert Romano (born December 21, 1957) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Ray Barone on the CBS sitcom ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', for which he received an Emmy Award, and as the ...

; and controversial radio talk-show host,

Rush Limbaugh Rush Hudson Limbaugh III ( ; January 12, 1951 – February 17, 2021) was an American conservative political commentator who was the host of '' The Rush Limbaugh Show'', which first aired in 1984 and was nationally syndicated on AM and FM r ...

. The fourth season of ''The Haney Project'' (airing February – April 2012) will feature four celebrities: Adam Levine (

Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt ...

and ''

The Voice The Voice may refer to: Fictional entities * The Voice or Presence, a fictional representation of God in DC Comics * The Voice (''Dune''), a fictional ability in the ''Dune'' universe * The Voice, a character in the American TV series ''Cleo ...

''), legendary boxer

Sugar Ray Leonard Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as "Sugar" Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and occasional actor. Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professiona ...

, celebrity chef

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and ...

, and former super model Angie Everhart competing against each other for the chance to win over $100,000 for the charity of their choice. Additionally, The WorkShop is producing the reality series ''Independence USA'' with GBTV,

Glenn Beck Glenn Lee Beck (born February 10, 1964) is an American conservative political commentator, radio host, entrepreneur, and television producer. He is the CEO, founder, and owner of Mercury Radio Arts, the parent company of his television and rad ...

's live streaming video network. The show follows Frank Belcastro and his family as they try to become completely independent and prepare for life “off the grid," admiring the way people lived in the 19th century. ''Independence USA'' premiered January 18, 2012 on GBTV.

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Broadcasting & Cable - The Kid Stayed in the PicturesMedia Week - The Programming InsiderIMDb - Wild About AnimalsBroadcasting & Cable - The Golf Channel Plays 'Golf in America'
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