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“Alone on the Mound – The Tortured Life of Eric Show” is a documentary film exploring the career and controversies surrounding the winningest pitcher in San Diego Padre’s history, Eric Show.
Executive Producer and Director
John Condit
John was a sportscaster in Dayton, Ohio from 1985-1993 at WDTN and WHIO-TV, which is the top CBS affiliate in America for the station’s market share for news and CBS programming audience viewing. John went on to be an investigative reporter in 1993 before joining the sales team at the station. John is currently the General Sales Manager at WHIO-TV, now in his 36th year with Cox Media Group.
On September 20th of 2024, John secured the very last in-studio interview with Pete Rose with the primary purpose of exploring Rose’s thoughts and recollections on the historical night of September 11th, 1985, when “Charlie Hustle” became MLB’s all-time hit king, singling off of Eric Show. The celebration in the stadium went on so long that Eric “had a seat,” sitting alone on the mound as Cincinnati Reds fans celebrated their native son’s incredible moment in baseball history.
John and his wife Chris live in Springboro, Ohio, located between Cincinnati and Dayton and have five grown children and eight grandchildren.
Co-Director and Writer
Tom Friend
Tom Friend is a two-time Emmy-nominated writer, director, author, columnist and commentator who has worked for ESPN, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Kansas City Star, the San Jose Mercury News and the National Sports Daily.
Tom Friend (L) and John Condit (R) with Garry Templeton (C)
He wrote and co-produced Showtime’s “Quiet Storm,” the Emmy-nominated film on the life of basketball player Ron Artest which won best documentary at the 2019 Santa Barbara International Film Festival. His book, “The Chicken Runs At Midnight,” was a 2018 finalist for the CASEY award, given to the best baseball book of the year, and his TV version of “The Chicken Runs at Midnight” — which he reported and wrote for ESPN — was nominated for a 2016 Sports Emmy.
In 2012, he wrote, reported and co-directed the award-winning ESPN Film, “Going Big,” on the life of Sam Bowie, the injury-prone NBA player drafted ahead of Michael Jordan. He has had multiple stories reprinted in the anthology, “Best American Sports Writing” and has been honored by Harvard University’s Neiman Foundation for long-form journalism. A graduate of the University of Missouri journalism school and a native of Washington, D.C., he lives in Southern California.
[Bio Courtesy IMDb, by T Wald]
Cradle Concepts
Cradle Concepts, LLC is a music and video production company in Ohio run by two siblings, Jenn Giroux and John Condit.