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Michael Kostel

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Editor
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2016 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards
Michael Kostel was born on 9 May 1956 in Flushing, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Major League Baseball: An Inside Look (1979), This Week in Baseball (1977) and Inside the Actors Studio (1994).
BornMay 9, 1956
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BornMay 9, 1956
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    • Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 25 wins & 36 nominations total

    Known for

    Major League Baseball: An Inside Look
    TV Series
    • Producer(1979)
    • 1979
    This Week in Baseball (1977)
    This Week in Baseball
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer(as Mike Kostel, 1985-1995)
    James Lipton in Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
    Inside the Actors Studio
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Light Moments in Sports
    TV Series
    • Producer
    • 1987

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Veterans Day Parade
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Bob Woodruff in 67th Annual New York Emmy Awards (2024)
      67th Annual New York Emmy Awards
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • NY Liberty Ticker Tape Parade
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • 2nd Annual New York Emmy Awards
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero 23rd Anniversary
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • NYC Pride March
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • National Puerto Rican Day Parade (2024)
      National Puerto Rican Day Parade
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Israel Day on 5th
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Veterans Day Parade 2023
      TV Special
      • spotter producer
      • 2023
    • The 1st Annual New York Sports Emmy Awards
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • 66th Annual New York Emmy Awards
      Video
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (22nd Anniversary) (2023)
      9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (22nd Anniversary)
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • National Puerto Rican Day Parade
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Celebrate Israel Parade
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2023
    • Veterans Day Parade 2022 (2022)
      Veterans Day Parade 2022
      TV Special
      • line producer
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Bob Woodruff in 67th Annual New York Emmy Awards (2024)
      67th Annual New York Emmy Awards
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2024
    • 66th Annual New York Emmy Awards
      Video
      • writer
      • 2023
    • Mike Ghassali, Rolando Lavarro, Bishop Mark Beckwith, Matthew Gewirtz, and W. Deen Shareef in A Matter of Faith with a Bishop, an Imam and a Rabbi (2017)
      A Matter of Faith with a Bishop, an Imam and a Rabbi
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017–2019
    • American Graduate Day 2017 (2017)
      American Graduate Day 2017
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • American Songbook at NJPAC Hosted by Michael Feinstein (2017)
      American Songbook at NJPAC Hosted by Michael Feinstein
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • The Real Amish Witches
      3.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Michael Kostel in American Graduate Day (2016)
      American Graduate Day
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • American Songbook at NJPAC 2016
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Colin Powell in American Graduate Day 2015 (2015)
      American Graduate Day 2015
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • American Songbook at NJPAC
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • American Graduate Day 2014 (2014)
      American Graduate Day 2014
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • American Graduate Day
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Homecoming with Rick Reilly
      6.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2009–2010
    • CenterStage
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2005–2006
    • Bravo Profiles (1998)
      Bravo Profiles
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2002

    Editor

    • Baseball Funny Side Up Goes Extra Innings
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1993
    • Catch the Fever Promotional Campaign
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1993
    • Baseball's Greatest Hits (1990)
      Baseball's Greatest Hits
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1990
    • Baseball Funny Side Up (1987)
      Baseball Funny Side Up
      6.9
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1987
    • An Amazin' Era
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1986
    • Centennial: Over 100 Years of Philadelphia Phillies Baseball
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1986
    • 1984 World Series
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 1984
    • This Week in Baseball (1977)
      This Week in Baseball
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Editor (as Mike Kostel)
      • 1979–1984
    • Gatorade Super Slam
      TV Series
      • Editor (edited by)
      • 1984
    • The Batty World of Baseball
      Video
      • Editor (as Mike Kostel)
      • 1982
    • Baseball Fun & Games
      Video
      • film editor (as Mike Kostel)
      • 1980
    • Major League Baseball: An Inside Look
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1979–1989
    • It Don't Come Easy: The 1978 NY Yankees
      7.1
      Video
      • Editor
      • 1978
    • Bob Hope's Salute to the 75th Anniversary of the World Series
      6.8
      TV Special
      • Editor (as Mike Kostel)
      • 1978
    • Race for the Pennant
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1978–1992

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Mike Kostel
    • Born
      • May 9, 1956
      • Flushing, New York, USA

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