On Monday, April 8, Pizza with the Pros welcomed Greg Frith, senior producer/director at NFL Films.

Before making his way to football, Frith was an outstanding basketball player, scoring 1,532 points during his career at Schalick High School. After graduating, he attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland for two years and Ursinus College for another two years.

Immediately out of college, Frith received an offer to work at NewsCenter 6 as a sports director. He held the position for four years, but eventually moved on to become a sports anchor/reporter at News 12 Westchester for the following three years. At this point, Frith had worked in sports for seven years, but still had yet to discover exactly what he wanted to do in the field.

“I was covering the Yankees, Knicks, and Rangers when working for News 12 Westchester. That was nights, that was weekends, that was the on-air life. The on-air life is not a normal nine-to-five life. You’re covering the World Series, you’re getting back at two in the morning while the morning team is coming into work. I don’t want to sound spoiled, but it was at that point where I was like this is great, but it’s starting to get old,” said Frith.

In 2001, his passion in sports became uncovered when he was asked to be a producer for ESPN Classic. The network focused on carrying classic sporting events, other programs and documentaries, and live specials focusing on sports history such as the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Frith figured out what he loved, which resulted in him thriving in his role.

In fact, Frith was so successful in the four years he spent at ESPN Classic that he would receive an offer to do the same work for NFL Films. Today, he still produces for NFL films and has been for the last two decades. In his time there, he has worked on iconic projects such as America’s Game, A Football Life, NFL Films Presents, Hard Knocks, Inside the NFL, and many more.

“I got the job by just sending out resumes. I grew up in this area, so I heard about NFL Films, but didn’t know anyone there. I got lucky because at NFL Films, they like to bring guys in young and then sort of work them up, since you don’t have to pay them as much if you just give them a bump up every so often. In 2005, the guy who was running NFL Films had left to go to North Carolina to start NASCAR’s version of NFL Films. So when he left, he took a lot of experienced producers with him, so I was the one time NFL Films hired someone with experience,” Frith said.

However, one documentary he produced meant a lot more than the rest. Frith grew up a lifelong, diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan, attending Eagles games in the 1980s with his father and grandfather in section 725 at Veterans Stadium. So, when he received the opportunity to co-produce the Eagles Super Bowl documentary, “Philly Special: Doug Pederson and the 2017 Eagles,” it was a dream come true.

At the end of the event, Frith was asked to give students advice about business and what they should do while they’re at Rowan University, as his success in the sports industry gives his words just a little more meaning.

“You heard it when the football coach was up here earlier, business is changing, and to have those opportunities. Like if it’s shooting the Softball team and getting stuff on film, go do it. If you want to be in front of the camera, get something done in front of the camera. If you want to be behind the camera, cut something. Go into wherever you’re going to go, like internships, and have a little knowledge of editing, storytelling, writing, all that,” said Frith.

Pizza with the Pros continues next Monday with Ashlyn Sullivan, host and reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia.

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