YES Network is shaking up the top of its production staff as a longtime exec transitions into an advisory role. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Jared Boshnack has been promoted to executive producer and the company’s vice president of production. John Filippelli, who has long sat in that seat, is moving to a senior advisory role. Marchand announced the news via his X account:
According to the network, Boshnack will now oversee all aspects of production at YES, including studio and remote production and operations, and will also be involved in programming acquisition and development.
“Jared has excelled in every aspect of production during his long tenure at YES while working alongside Flip,” said YES president & CEO Jon Litner. “He has played an instrumental role as YES built and expanded upon its leadership position. Jared possesses a keen eye for the way sports fans’ consumption habits are constantly evolving, and I look forward to working more closely with him going forward as the YES Network continues to reach new audiences.”
In his new role as senior advisor, the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Famer Filippelli will counsel Litner and YES’ chairman of the board and New York Yankees president Randy Levine on all aspects of YES’ production and programming. Throughout his YES career, Boshnack has tackled all aspects of production, picking up 31 New York Emmy Awards and two Promax/BDA awards along the way. From 2005 to 2021, he oversaw the creation and launch of Emmy Award-winning graphics packages for YES that helped visually define and brand the network.
“Flip will work closely with me and YES Chairman Randy Levine in overseeing the creative direction of the YES Network across multiple platforms to serve New York Yankees and Brooklyn Nets audiences in this dynamic media landscape,” said Litner. “His Hall of Fame career and his decades of storied experience in baseball and in sports media are invaluable as we continue to provide our viewers with best-in-class storytelling and programming.
Filippelli was the first YES Network employee, hired on Sept. 10, 2001, and the network has won 151 New York Emmy Awards under his watch. Before YES, Filippelli held senior production roles at ABC Sports, NBC Sports, FOX Sports, and The Baseball Network. He was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2021.
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