1. John Brenkus was born on 1971 and is an American producer, director, and television personality.
12 Facts About John Brenkus
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John Brenkus is the co-founder and co-CEO of BASE Productions, a production company that specializes in creating reality television programs for channels such as Spike, National Geographic and ESPN.
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John Brenkus formerly hosted his own podcast, The Brink of Midnight.
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John Brenkus serves as the co-CEO of BASE Productions alongside Michael Stern, as well as the host of Sport Science.
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Sport Science, created and hosted by John Brenkus, was originally an hour-long show on Fox Sports Network.
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John Brenkus makes a point of bringing them into the lab, often testing the limits of the human body.
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John Brenkus participated in experiments himself in cases where an "average Joe" was required.
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When speaking to NPR in 2011 about the creativity that goes into creating Sport Science John Brenkus says that it's a collaborative effort between the network, staff, athletes, and audience.
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In 2010, John Brenkus wrote The New York Times bestselling book The Perfection Point.
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John Brenkus finds the "perfection point" for many aspects of human athleticism, focusing on the speeds, heights, distances, and times that humans will get closer to but never exceed.
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In May 2017, John Brenkus launched The Brink of Midnight podcast.
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The Brink of Midnight is the name of a band which John Brenkus created with his then-wife, Lizzie.