JM Motion

In 1980, Little Rock's JM Associates forged a monumental partnership with a fledgling cable network in Bristol, Connecticut. Back then, ESPN was still planning on airing movies for half the day and sports for the other half because conventional wisdom said that "no one would watch sports 24 hours a day." Needless to say, things have worked out for both companies.

JM Associates produced the first outdoors show ever on ESPN - The Fishin' Hole with Jerry McKinnis. Next to SportsCenter, The Fishin' Hole remained ESPN's longest running series for 27 years until the venerable show retired in 2007.

JM Associates has created and produced literally dozens of series and specials since then, including the STIHL TimberSports Series, the ESPN Great Outdoor Games, the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, the Super Retriever Series, and the Bassmaster Elite Series. Our mainstay has been the variety of 30-minute shows that anchor ESPN's weekend outdoor line-up such as The Orvis Sporting Life, Bassmaster University, Denny Brauer's Bass Class, Bass Tech and A Day on the Lake.

Recently, JM expanded the spectrum of outdoor programming with a greater emphasis on competitive events. We see our production of the BASSMASTER Elite Series Tournament Trail, the Oh Boy! Oberto Redfish Cup, the College Smash-Mouth Bass Series, and the Quiznos Madfin Shark Series as the new breed of outdoor programming. Broadening our scope even more in terms of reach, JM also began producing the Stihl Timbersports Collegiate Series airing on ESPNU and Stihl Timbersports World Championships airing on ESPN International.

JM turned our sites college football in 2006, producing the Chick-Fil-A Bowl preview show for ESPN. In 2007, ESPN reached out to usonce again when they launched their motorsports block of programming in association with the return of Nascar Nextel Cup coverage to the network. At ESPN's request, JM began producing PIPES, a drag racing, garage modification reality series and Race Wizard with Ray Evernham - a program that explores the technology and behind the scenes happenings in NASCAR.

JM's services are not limited to producing half-hour programs. We have our own remote production unit for live event coverage as well as a 16' LED Jumbotron.In addition to our remote production services equipment, JM also has an 80' x 80' soundstage. We provide consulting services for some of the outdoor industry's more powerful companies, and even stage and produce live events - all with the same quality, creativity and commitment that our partners have come to know over the years.

Television is not the only media platform for which JM provides unique content. Our talented interactive team provides all of the content and editorial publishing for ESPNoutdoors.com, which includes daily content updates, original stories and noted outdoor photography as well as original video programming. This team also produces the organizational sites for RedfishNation.com, PIPEStv.com, RaceWizardtv.com and numerous sister sites to our programming.

Referred to as "the network's best friend" by ESPN senior programming executives, JM Associates has produced thousands of hours of programming distributed nationally and internationally and seen by millions all over the world.

We built this building in 2004 and since we are located in an historic district, we designed it to fit the neighborhood. People stop in frequently to ask if we're a school, a factory, or a restaurant!


This is our front lobby. We have an incredibly talented carpenter on staff who designs and builds our sets and custom furniture. He ade the reception desk, as well as the decorative fixtures.


Our hallways are lined with memorabilia from the founder's 45+ years in television.


The break room - a lot of brainstorming is done here.


An edit suite.


The conference room.


A creative station with our resident Spaniard, Alvaro, at work.