John T. Potthast
Executive Producer
Award-winning producer John T. Potthast is senior vice president,
content enterprises department for Maryland Public Television. He
has served as executive producer for Dessert Circus with Jacques Torres,
Pierre Franey's Cooking in France and Pierre Franey's Cooking in Europe,
among other series. His numerous MPT credits also include Baking with
Julia, In Julia's Kitchen with Master Chefs, Julia Child's Cooking
with Master Chefs, Lynn Fischer's Healthy Indulgences, and Country
Inn Cooking with Gail Greco.
He is responsible for a number of other national
public television offerings, including Boatworks; HealthWeek;
In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Wimzie's House,
Into the Rising Sun, The New Europeans, and A Woman's
Place.
Mr. Potthast is the recipient of three national
Emmy Awards and three James Beard Foundation awards. In addition,
he has received awards from Ohio State University and the Chicago,
New York, Birmingham, Charleston, Columbus, Houston, Jackson Hole,
Miami, and the U.S. International Film Festivals.

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