EXCLUSIVE: Eli Baldrige is getting upped.
A. Smith & Co. has promoted Baldrige to EVP, Improvement. It comes two years after his earlier promotion to SVP.
Baldrige leads growth on the firm, which is behind Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and NBC’s American Ninja Warrior.
Current credit embrace Magnolia Community’s Human vs Hamster, which additionally airs on Max, and Roku’s WWE: Subsequent Gen in addition to TLC’s Welcome to Plathville and Netflix’s Voices of Hearth with Pharrell Williams and Canine Intervention.
Earlier than becoming a member of A. Smith & Co., he labored on sequence equivalent to ESPN’s Sport Science and The Climate Channel’s Brainstorm in addition to docs equivalent to The Not possible Journey, Citizen Soldier and Apache Warrior.
“Eli has been an integral chief and developer right here at A. Smith and Co. for a few years, not solely creating progressive reveals that bend style limits, however seeing them by way of to wide-reaching success,” mentioned Arthur Smith, Chairman and CEO of A. Smith & Co. “Each present he and his group convey to life entertains audiences in a brand new, thrilling means. I can’t wait to see what he thinks of subsequent as he oversees our strong growth slate.”
“It has been an exhilarating journey right here at A. Smith & Co. the place no thought is simply too out of the field in the case of unscripted leisure,” mentioned Baldrige. “I’m grateful to work with such a sensible, inventive group. Once we create reveals, our hope is to inform tales and spark moments that resonate with our audiences on an emotional stage. I’m trying ahead to persevering with to make groundbreaking tv that retains our viewers on the sting of their seats and stuffed with pleasure.”
