Christian Martin (television executive)

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Christian Martin
Born1967
New York City, New York
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTelevision executive
Known forVice president of broadband strategy and development at A+E Networks


Christian Martin (born 1967) is an American television executive. He is currently President of Marquee Media, a division of Marquee Brands, overseeing the Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse media fforts. He was the general manager of SiriusXM video 2017 to 2019 as well as vice president of broadband strategy and development at A+E Networks from 2008 to 2016.

He is married to Elizabeth Catherine Cole,[1] the executive producer of Dateline NBC.[2]

Early life[edit]

Christian was born in New York City in 1967. His mother, Nancy Fales Garrett[3] is a playwright and school teacher. His father, Jared Martin,[4] is an actor, photographer and past creative director of the Big Picture Alliance.[5] His paternal grandfather was Charles E. Martin,[6] The New Yorker cartoonist and cover artist. His maternal grandfather is the attorney Haliburton Fales II,[7] former President of The Morgan Library[8] in New York.

Education[edit]

He attended Saint Ann's School in Brooklyn, New York. He went to college at University of Michigan where he received a BA in 1989 and then to New York University where he received an MA in 1993.

Career[edit]

Martin is currently the president of Marquee Media overseeing streaming, podcasts, books, social media and distribution for Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse. In 2021 he signed a three-year, 234-episode deal to produce 78 shows a year for Stewart and Lagasse as part of the Roku Channel's Roku Originals series.[9] Martin is credited as an executive producer on the shows which were nominated for five daytime Emmys in 2022.[10] Martin oversees Stewart's podcast on iHeart, runs her TikTok account and oversees all publishing for her deals with Penguin Random House as well as Harper Collins.

Martin was vice president and general manager of video for SiriusXM for two years overseeing video for The Howard Stern Show.

Martin held the post of Vice President Broadband Strategy and Development for A+E Networks also known as Lifetime Networks from June 2008 till 2016. At A+E, Christian is responsible for all broadband, loosely described as video, where he and his team created all of the Project Runway[11] video extras including the Tim Gunn's Workroom and the Project Runway Buzz Room,[12] an aggregation of all the internet chatter around Project Runway.

He worked for NBC News, mostly for Dateline NBC, from 1993 till 2006. He has also covered the 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006 Olympics for NBC Sports. He won Sports Emmys for his coverage of the 2000, 2002[13] and 2004[14] Olympics.

From 2003 to 2006 he was primarily Ann Curry's producer for NBC. Together they covered earthquakes in Pakistan,[15] the tsunami in Sri Lanka, interviewed First Lady Laura Bush, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie,[16] and the American hostage Thomas Hamill.[17]

In August, 2006 he moved to iVillage.com where he was vice president and the executive producer of content, Programming and Integration. He held that post through May 2008.

He was featured in "Covering Catastrophy: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11."[18] Martin covering the event for NBC News bought a camera from a tourist on the street and recorded the collapse of the south tower while standing near its base . He was thrown by the blast, briefly losing consciousness and then made it uptown to the Today Show studios where he appeared with Tom Brokaw, Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. He also appeared on Dateline NBC.[19] The video tape he shot appeared frequently in the weeks and months after the collapse. Film director Oliver Stone licensed a snippet of that footage for his 2006 movie, World Trade Center.

Martin was a panelist at New York University's The Journalism of 9-11 – A Decade Later.[20][21]

Martin was an eyewitness to Flight 1549—the US airplane the landed in the Hudson River. He appeared on the NBC Nightly News[22] and Dateline[23] that evening.

Martin published a short story called Abandonded Car for the on-line puiblication Mr. Beller's Neighborhood in August of 2021. (web citation: https://mrbellersneighborhood.com/author/christianmartin)

Awards[edit]

  • 2015 Cynopsis Model D award – Best Web Series
  • 2000 & 2002 & 2004 Sports Emmy
  • 2004 Genesis Award
  • 2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award
  • 2001 Edward R. Murrow Award
  • 1999 Clarion Award
  • 1998 CINE
  • 1997 First Place International Television – Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
  • 1996 – Gold Medal Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc.
  • 1993 Sid Gross Investigative Journalism Award (NYU)
  • nine News Emmy nominations 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1994

References[edit]

  1. ^ "WEDDINGS; Elizabeth Cole, Christian Martin — New York Times". The New York Times. 1998-08-30. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth Cole — Dateline NBC — About Us — msnbc.com". MSNBC. 2011-09-23. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  3. ^ [1][dead link]
  4. ^ "Jared Martin". IMDb.
  5. ^ "The Big Picture Alliance | History". Archived from the original on 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  6. ^ "Cover boy | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram". Pressherald.com. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  7. ^ Fales, Haliburton (February 1997). Trying Cases: A Life in the Law (9780814726716): Haliburton Fales II: Books. ISBN 0814726712.
  8. ^ "Haliburton Fales Named Head of Morgan Library". The New York Times. 1981-03-22. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  9. ^ Spangler, Todd (May 4, 2022). "Roku to Develop Original Series Starring Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, Christopher Kimball". Yahoo.com. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Emmys". theemmys.tv. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  11. ^ Emmrich, Stuart (2011-08-19). "On 'Project Runway,' Judges Steal the Show — NYTimes.com". Runway.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  12. ^ "Lifetime Digital Works It, Girl". Digiday. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2011-09-30.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "24th Annual Sports Emmy Award Press Release PART A". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  14. ^ "The Emmy Awards - 26th Annual Sports Emmy Awards Winners". Emmyonline.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  15. ^ "Inside Dateline: What we saw in Pakistan — Dateline NBC — NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  16. ^ Curry, Ann (2007-05-24). "Angelina Jolie on film, family, and the future — Dateline NBC - 'Straight from the Heart' - NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  17. ^ Curry, Ann (2004-05-26). "American hostage tells story of escape — Dateline NBC — NBC News". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  18. ^ Covering Catastrophy: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11" Author(s): Gilbert, Allison; Hirschkorn, Phil; Murphy, Melinda; Walensky, Robyn; Stephens, Mitchell ISBN 1-56625-180-X Format: Hardcover Pub. Date: 4/1/2002 Publisher(s): Natl Book Network
  19. ^ "msnbc.com Video Player". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  20. ^ Schultz, Jessie (2011-09-12). "Journalists reflect on 9/11 coverage at NYU | NYU's Daily Student Newspaper". Nyunews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  21. ^ "The Journalism of 9/11 - A Decade Later » Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University". Journalism.nyu.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  22. ^ "msnbc.com Video Player". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
  23. ^ "msnbc.com Video Player". NBC News. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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