Nickname: The King, King of All He Surveys, JM Family: Wife - Robin, daughters - Morgan and Kelley Hobbies: Watching Fan Attic replays Thursday afternoons at 3 Pets: Hate 'em, the bunch of fur balls Favorite Sport to watch: Sox and Bruins games Favorite sports to play: Tennis Favorite Food: Farfar's Danish Sweet Cream Ice Cream Favorite TV Show: The Sopranos Favorite Singer or Musical Group: Barenaked Ladies, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Four Tops Favorite Movie: Jaws - paid to see it 12 times, Halloween - saw it every Friday night five weeks in a row. Favorite Sports Movie: The Longest Yard Favorite Piece of clothing: An array of fine cotton sweaters, including the navy blue Eddie Bauer v-neck seen in this photo. If you could spend a day with anyone who would it be? Jimmy Dunn What was your most embarrassing moment on television? Sunday nights at 7 Favorite professional team growing up? Tony Randall and Jack Klugman Favorite professional player growing up? Patriots: Hog Hannah, the name says it all. Bruins: Cam Neely. Denis Leary said it best: "If you get Bobby Orr mad, he'll score two goals on you. If you get Cam mad, he'll score two goals, then kick your ass." Red Sox: Mo Vaughn, Jack Clark, all bat and WWF attitude. Celtics: The Rifleman, Chuck Connors. With his double-barreled shot, he always hit for two.
Jon Markella joined Jimmy Dunn as co-host of NESN's Fan Attic in January 2000. Fan Attic is a lighthearted look at some of New England's most historic sports moments.
Markella began his work at NESN in February of 1990 as a promotions writer and producer. He currently serves as NESN's Director of Creative Services, responsible for the overall look of the network while writing and producing NESN's radio/television promos and commercials. His creative work has earned him numerous accolades, including nine CTAM Mark Awards, four Promax Silver Medallion Awards, and three Telly awards.
The Duxbury, Massachusetts native began his career with Cable Advertising in Newton, Massachusetts as the Creative Services Director. Markella supervised a creative department that produced award-winning television commercials that aired throughout New England. Markella also appeared in many of these commercials.
Markella holds a degree in communications from Ithaca College. While at Ithaca, he served as the writer, actor, and producer of an award winning local TV comedy show.
Nickname: The King, King of All He Surveys, JM