Howie Zales is an Emmy Award winning Camera Operator who turned his passion for television

broadcasting into several entrepreneurial endeavors.

Howie created HJZ Productions, Inc in 2000 to address the need for professional level sports crewing/staffing

in the New York market. Under his leadership, HJZ Productions grew to a multi-million dollar nationwide

provider of top talent in the broadcasting field. In 2019, Howie and his team founded Viridity Entertainment

Services, Inc. (VES) which initially focused on staffing in non-union markets.

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, they quickly pivoted to offering best in class, broadcast

quality livestreams of professional sports shows and interviews, corporate interviews and meetings, and

religious services. In addition, Howie took his love of the television production business and created The TV

Sports Course, a hands-on training boot camp for the next generation of television crew professionals.

Howie is a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh’s Mass Communication program.