01Recipient
Emmy Award
Emmy Award-winning handheld camera operator. The one everyone asks about first.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
2001
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01 · The Vision
The vision that turned a camera operator into a multi-business founder. Twenty-five years of watching the game before it plays.
01 · The Vision
Twenty-five years behind the camera at the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and WrestleMania taught Howie one thing: the best operators are not the ones behind the lens. They are the ones who see the whole game.
He built HJZ Productions in 2001 to bring the same instinct to broadcast crewing. He built Viridity Entertainment in 2019 to bring it to livestream and hybrid events. Now he brings it to founders, operators, and the audiences who want to think like they do.
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02NFL Network
Super Bowl · NFL Network
Handheld sideline camera on NFL Network Super Bowl coverage. Field-level for the biggest live broadcast on American television.
Handheld sideline · sideline reporter · locker room
03Summer + Winter
Olympic Games
Summer Games: gymnastics and swimming coverage. Winter Games: figure skating. Two disciplines, two continents, one operator.
Global broadcast · multi-network distribution
04Recurring
WrestleMania · WWE
Backstage camera operating and ring positions across recurring WrestleMania credits. Stadium show. Ring show. Different disciplines, same operator.
WWE · Backstage + Ring cameras
Timeline · 2001 → 2026
2001Founder
HJZ Productions founded
Started crewing broadcast in New York. IATSE union crews from day one. Full-service TV production crewing — the one-stop shop.
EarlySports
First NFL Network handheld credit
Handheld camera position on NFL Network. The first credit that made HJZ the crew of record for sports television. Sideline, tunnel, postgame.
Multi-yearEntertainment
WWE Backstage Camera Operator
Recurring WWE credit including backstage camera operating and stadium positions across WrestleMania. Ring shows are their own discipline.
RecurringPrimetime
Sunday Night Football
Handheld camera on Sunday Night Football broadcasts. NBC Sports. The most-watched primetime show on American television.
Summer + WinterInternational
Olympic Games
Summer Games gymnastics and swimming coverage. Winter Games figure skating. Different disciplines, same operator behind the lens.
AnnualEndurance
NYC Marathon + Triple Crown
New York City Marathon course cameras. Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes. Recurring credits on events that only happen once a year.
EmmyAward
Emmy Award
Emmy-winning handheld camera operator. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said what the tape already showed.
2019Co-Founder
Viridity Entertainment Services
Co-founded and serves as President. Livestream, hybrid, and corporate event production. T-Mobile, Capital One, Food Network on the client list from launch.
2021Business
The hybrid pivot
Corporate keynotes, galas, fireside chats — all needed broadcast quality streams delivered anywhere. Viridity was ready. So was HJZ.
2024AI
Athena · beta
AI operator ACTi Beings joined the workflow. Nine months later she was running most of it. Meetings, follow-through, prep, decision log.
2026Now
Operator Mindset launches
The podcast. The hub. The Broadcast Sports Course. Twenty-five years, one point of view, ready to teach.
04 · The Receipts
Award recipient
Emmy
NFL Network handheld
Super Bowl
Summer + Winter Games
Olympics
WWE ring camera
WrestleMania
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