Terry Jastrow The Peoples Games

For the first time you the fan get to become the game. If you reside in either of the cities of New York or Los Angeles and know how to hoop this is your chance to put on for your city. The People's Games has been created to give the common man or woman the opportunity to live out a dream... to represent their family, neighborhood and city in athletic competition, in pursuit of the thrill of victory. It's New York vs. Los Angeles, rivalry at its finest! Terry Jastrow is the Commissioner and Executive Producer of the People’s Games. He started working for ABC Sports out of college in June, 1970 and soon became the youngest network sports producer/director at the age of 24, where he held his position at ABC Sports for 24 years. He has produced and directed 6 Olympic Games, numerous episodes of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, the Super Bowl, Indy 500, Kentucky Derby, many college football games, and 68 major championships of golf. Jastrow also produced the Howard Cosell Sports Magazine show and a number of Howard Cosell programs during his prime. His director’s credits also include the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in LA and he has produced or directed six Olympic Ceremonies in all. He was also President of Jack Nicklaus Productions for 12 years. Jastrow was nominated for the Directors Guild of American Lifetime Achievement Award and has been nominated for 17 Emmy awards, winning seven of them.