Steve Rotfeld Productions is a television production, stock footage and broadcast syndication company based in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. The company was founded in 1986 by president Steve Rotfeld. SRP currently produces six educational/informational -compliant series through its syndication division: Wild About Animals, Awesome Adventures, Whaddyado, Chat Room and Animal Science. Additionally, SRP is currently producing one-hour quarterly specials of its popular sports programs Greatest Sports Legends and Sports Gone Wild. Since 1985, SRP's programs have appeared in national broadcast syndication and on major cable channels such as TLC, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Animal Planet, truTV and the Travel Channel.
History
Steve Rotfeld Productions was started in 1986 by Steve Rotfeld after working for his father for five years on sports-documentary series Greatest Sports Legends. Initially working out of the second level of his home, Rotfeld soon teamed with 44 Blue Productions on Bob Uecker’s Wacky World of Sports. With ESPN's The Lighter Side of Sports, his staff outgrew his home. In the mid-1990s, SRP branched out into E/I programming with Wild About Animals and Awesome Adventures as that genre was left to the smaller producers. In 2008, Steve Rotfeld established The WorkShop with SRP producer Tom Farrell. In fall 2014, SRP began programming a two-hour weekly block for Fox Television Stations under a syndication agreement entitled Xploration Station. With Sinclair Broadcasting Group adding Xploration Station to its station for five years starting in fall 2016, the block added another hour. Stephanie Wolf, a former National Geographic Channel executive, was hired as director of development for Rotfeld Production in early January 2015. Wolf then sealed distribution deals with Electus, Sky Vision and Tricon. In summer 2019, Rotfeld Productions announced three Apollo documentaries for various channels, streaming services and syndicated blocks for the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Television shows
Wild About Animals Hosted by 'Mariette Hartley. The series was picked up by Animal Planet for three years.
Awesome Adventures: Began airing in 1996; takes teens on incredible journeys all over the world to experience a wide range of destinations and diverse activities. Hosted by Nicole Dabeau
Whaddyado: features people in real-life moral dilemmas and perilous situations to give young viewers a chance to ponder what they would do in the same situation.
Wild Weddings Outrageous wedding moments caught on tape.
The Lighter Side of Sports
Sports Disasters: Accidents involving athletes and spectators.
Chat Room: A young panel discusses teen-oriented issues, giving their opinions, and advises kids how to deal with potential problems.
Animal Science: Shows viewers how and why animals behave using a scientific approach, with 3D animations, graphics, and analysis.
Sports Gone Wild: features bloopers, crazy moments and incredible plays from the world of sports. In 2012, the classic sports series will air as one-hour specials each quarter.
Apollo Chronicles documentary covering the 12 years from Sputnik to the moon landing. The film include FBI documents newly declassified and CIA operations untold stories.
The Armstrong Tapes one-hour documentary special coproduction with National Geographic Channel airing on July 8, 2019 using Neil Armstrong's never-before-heard audio interviews of 70 hours
Countdown to Apollo 2019 - 8 episodes of 30 minutes length
Xploration Station
In Fall 2014, SRP will begin programming a two-hour weekly block for Fox Television Stations under a syndication agreement entitled Xploration Station. With Sinclair Broadcasting Group adding Xploration Station to its station for five years starting in the fall 2016, the block added another hour. Xploration Station has received two Daytime Emmy Awards: Xploration Earth 2050 won in the category of Outstanding Special Class Series in 2018,, and Weird but True, a co-production with National Geographic Kids, won in the category of Outstanding Educational Informational Series in 2019.
The WorkShop
In 2008, Steve Rotfeld established The WorkShop with SRP producer Tom Farrell. The full-service media production company currently produces the Golf Channel's The Haney Project, and Independence USA on GBTV, Glen Beck's live streaming video network. ;Golf Channel programming Past WorkShop series include Donald J. Trump's Fabulous World of Golf and Golf in America.
Independence USA The reality series follows Frank Belcastro and his family as they prepare to live life "off the grid," in the event of a potential catastrophe. The series premiered on GBTV, Glen Beck's live streaming video network, January 18, 2012.
