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Behind the investigation

Journalists credited with breakthroughs

The veteran investigative reporting/podcasting tandem of Marie McGovern and Martin Dunn (both formerly of the NY Daily News) are not just covering the story of Tiffany Valiante’s suspicious death, their relentless digging and dot-connecting is a significant part of the story, and has significantly aided a newly-filed, evidence-laden lawsuit seeking #JusticeforTiffany. 


Their upcoming, multi-part podcast - Death in the Pine Barrens: The Mysterious are of Tiffany Valiante - debuts in early fall under the new Street Smart Audio banner.


The team, co-founders of Street Smart Video, is credited by the D’Amato Law Firm team, Valiante Family Counsel, for conducting the months long, tedious text-message mining, sifting through terabytes of newly-discovered messages/threads on Tiffany’s cell phones.  


This digital breakthrough, paired with the forensic examination of Cornerstone Discovery, is highlighted in the new filing, believed to be the first under the N.J. Crime Victims Bill of Rights. The recovered, graphic messages, thought to have been forever deleted, reveals numerous deeply troubling, hate-filled, threatening and homophobic messages targeting Tiffany, who was gay. Combined with other data points, this new information is central to the assertion that Tiffany’s death was likely a hate-crime murder. Not suicide. The McGovern-Dunn podcast is expected to be released in September 2025.


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14899851/parents-nj-teen-struck-train-targeted-tiffany-valiante.html


REVIEWS AND PRESS FOR WILD CARD

'Poignant' & 'Provoking' Documentary

WILD CARD: The Downfall Of A Radio Loudmouth' premiered on HBO and is streaming on HBO Max. Co-directors and co-producers Martin Dunn and Marie McGovern were interviewed by multiple media outlets. In addition, the film was screened for press ahead of the premiere, garnering great reviews. Here are links to some of the press:


https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/gene-collier-columns/2020/10/03/HBO-documentary-Boomer-and-Carton-Port-Vue-McGovern-Gene-Collier/stories/202010030008


https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-radio-craig-carton-975-fanatic-rumors-wfan-loudmouth-wild-card-hbo-documentary-review/


https://www.app.com/story/sports/2020/09/25/craig-carton-documentary-duo-provide-poigniant-provoking-portrait-disgraced-shock-jock/3516573001/


https://nypost.com/2020/09/23/craig-carton-reveals-he-nearly-killed-himself-dont-do-it/


https://www.newsday.com/amp/sports/media/craig-carton-documentary-hbo-wfan-1.49707090


https://www.nysportsday.com/2020/09/29/schwartz-on-sports-martin-dunn-and-marie-mcgovern/


https://total-bs-podcast.captivate.fm/episode/inside-look-wildcard-the-downfall-of-a-radio-loudmouth

 

PRESS RELEASE FROM HBO SPORTS

Premiere set for our documentary

For Immediate Release

August 6, 2020

HBO SPORTS TO PREMIERE DOCUMENTARY FILM

WILD CARD: THE DOWNFALL OF A RADIO LOUDMOUTH

CHRONICLING CRAIG CARTON’S DOUBLE LIFE AND DOWNFALL

OCTOBER 7, EXCLUSIVELY ON HBO

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Film Features First Person Account of Notorious WFAN Radio Host Craig Carton’s Gambling Addiction & Ticket-Brokering Scandal


From HBO Sports and StreetSmartVideo comes a story of fame, greed, wild excess and self-destruction in the upcoming documentary presentation WILD CARD: THE DOWNFALL OF A RADIO LOUDMOUTH charting the rise and fall of prominent New York sports radio personality Craig Carton. Through a series of candid and intimate first-person interviews with Carton, the film reveals how the radio host’s secret insatiable gambling addiction, financed by an illicit ticket-broking business, brought his career to a sudden halt when he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud and securities fraud on September 6, 2017. Directed and produced by Martin Dunn & Marie McGovern of StreetSmartVideo, the film debuts WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

The film will be available on HBO and to stream on HBO Max.


“Craig gave us unprecedented access to his world as it was crumbling around him,” says Marie McGovern. “We see Craig in real-time as he weathers public scrutiny and endures private pain. The emotion is real and raw.”


“Craig is a fascinating and complex character,” says Martin Dunn. “He knows that people either love or hate his on-air persona. But as his close friends and former colleagues reveal, there are many more facets to his life.”


From Carton’s glamorous Tribeca apartment and multi-million dollar New Jersey mansion to a top bunk  in a crowded prison camp barracks; from interviewing sports stars and celebrities to befriending mobsters and criminals; from organizing celebrity softball games at Yankee Stadium to playing for the Lewisburg Yankees, one of the prison camp’s softball teams; from earning millions to waiting for $100 payments to drop into his commissary account, WILD CARD: THE DOWNFALL OF A RADIO LOUDMOUTH details – in Carton’s own words – the sudden demise of one of the most popular and irreverent radio personalities in the country, whose secret gambling life transformed him from a star into a prisoner.


Carton talks openly about his upbringing in New Rochelle, New York, detailing the childhood trauma he never truly dealt with. He discusses his rise to fame in talk radio that turned him into a star in every market he worked in, culminating back home in New York where he was hired to helm the coveted “drive-time” morning show in the wake of the downfall of Don Imus. Paired with former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason, Carton’s love-him-or-loathe him approach supercharged the ratings and spring boarded him into a household name in the Big Apple and across the country.


On the morning of September 6, 2017, FBI agents arrested the “Boomer & Carton” co-host at his New York City apartment and the shocking news became front page headlines across the region. Following an emotional trial, Carton was convicted and on April 5, 2019 was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison on fraud charges. The 51-year-old reported to prison that June, and was released a year later to home confinement to serve the rest of his sentence. 


In addition to speaking with Carton, the film includes revealing interviews with many of those who were closest to him, including his former co-host Boomer Esiason, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the Boomer & Carton crew of Al Dukes, Jerry Recco and Eddie Scozzare, WFAN boss Mark Chernoff and several of the journalists who covered his downfall.


Dunn, an award-winning print journalist, and McGovern, a former city desk editor for the New York Daily News, executive produced the recent documentary “Seaver,” a poignant portrait of the life of Tom Seaver, one of the most brilliant and enigmatic pitchers in baseball history.


About HBO Sports 

Over the past three decades, HBO Sports has earned a reputation as one of sports television’s most prolific storytellers. From compelling documentaries to unscripted series and reality programming to magazine-style studio shows, HBO Sports has been a trailblazer. The department has earned 11 prestigious George F. Peabody Awards for production excellence in long-form programming and introduced a host of innovations and enhancements to increase subscriber satisfaction. Since 1991, HBO Sports has also earned 138 Sports Emmy® Awards and has been recognized with four duPont-Columbia University awards for excellence in broadcast journalism. The 2019 Sports Emmy® Awards saw HBO win its eighth trophy for “Outstanding Long Sports Documentary” with the groundbreaking presentation “Momentum Generation.”

About StreetSmartVideo

Founded by print journalists in 2011, StreetSmartVideo specializes in developing news-based projects in the genres of sports, crime and entertainment.  Martin Dunn is former Editor-in-Chief of newspapers in the UK and America, leading the New York Daily News to two Pulitzer Awards during his tenure. Marie McGovern, who was an assignment editor for the New York Daily News, created and executive produced the premium cable series, 3AM. 

Contact:

New York: Patrick.Byrne@hbo.com  

THE LIFE & TIMES OF TOM SEAVER

StreetSmartVideo and Marlboro Road Gang Team For Baseball Documentary

We were proud to team up with filmmakers Ed Burns and Aaron Lubin to produce the definitive story of the life of baseball late Hall of Famer Tom Seaver.


The Mets legend and his wife Nancy gave exclusive interviews and access to their family photo archives. We also secured interviews with some of the biggest stars of baseball including Hank Aaron, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Don Sutton, Joe Morgan, Billy Williams, Ron Swoboda and Tom's close friend and teammate, Jerry Koosman.


Deadline Hollywood broke the full details of the story, which was then picked up by the New York Post and New York's sports talk radio.

Click Here to read deadline Hollywood story

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