Do you want to get to know New England's top athletes a little more?
Starting Friday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. ET, NESN will premiere a new lifestyle program called After The Game: Work Hard, Live Well, Give Back to showcase the personal homes, lives and philanthropic efforts of New England’s beloved athletes.
Part of NESN’s new "Made in New England" programming lineup, After The Game: Work Hard, Live Well, Give Back is produced by Linda Pizzuti Henry and Kelly Boullet of Nacho Mama Productions.
"New England’s athletes are among the most generous and hard-working in the country, and they should to be celebrated and have their stories told," notes Pizzuti Henry.
Each show highlights the rise to becoming a world-class athlete, an inside look at their living space in a Cribs-style tour, followed by a look at the charities that he or she is passionate about. The series kicks off with Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield walking viewers through his Florida home, and why he takes time to support Space Coast Early Intervention Center and Pitching in for Kids — his primary philanthropic commitments.
Future episodes will center on Patrice Bergeron, Matt Light, David Ortiz, Bode Miller, Tom Werner, Kristine Lilly, Doug Flutie and many more favorite sports figures. The show aims to help highlight that while these local celebrities have worked hard and live well as a result of their hard work, they also do good by giving back.
Boullet pursued a successful Hollywood career producing shows for FX Television Network, Bravo, E! Entertainment and NBC (Access Hollywood) until her move to Boston five years ago. She has worked both on and off camera, from interviewing celebrities and royalty to hosting shows such as Firehouse Cooking, Life and the City Girl and In the Limelight.
"With this platform we can not only show their off-field life, but highlight their charitable efforts in order to inspire future athletes and future philanthropists," added Boullet.
