Est. 1980 • Live Broadcast Television
Award-winning live broadcast television production since 1980. 1,500+ productions. 4 Emmy Awards. One uncompromising standard.
Windfall Productions was founded in 1980 by President and Executive Producer Ralph J. Mole' to provide production services for ESPN. Over four decades, Windfall has grown into one of the most respected names in sports and entertainment television overseeing 1,500+ productions and earning 4 Emmy Awards, 2 Cable Ace Awards, and more than 15 total industry honors.
Ralph directed Olympic coverage for ABC (Los Angeles), NBC (Seoul and Barcelona), and served as Track & Field host broadcast director at the 1996 Atlanta Games viewed by nearly 2 billion people globally. His pioneering work in multi-camera and rider-mounted filming techniques earned a 2005 Winter X Games Emmy Award for revolutionizing how action sports are broadcast.
Windfall specializes in production, programming, operations, acquisitions, development, and distribution across all media platforms with deep roots in Olympic sports, motorsports, action sports, and documentary storytelling.
Network Partnerships
27 productions across four decades live events, TV specials, documentaries, and corporate films.
ESPN
Coney Island, Brooklyn, 7 consecutive years (2004–2010)
ESPN Original Entertainment
Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, Red Bull sponsored; Robbie Maddison motorcycle jump record 322 ft.
360 Ventures / Red Bull
World Record BMX Big Air, Central Park NYC
ESPN / Caesars Palace
Mike Metzger backflip over Caesars Palace fountains, Las Vegas
ESPNU
Exclusive HDTV packager since 2009, 10 consecutive years
World Special Olympics
7,000+ athletes, 143 countries, New Haven, CT; Opening ceremony at Yale Bowl
ESPN
Beaver Creek, CO, 15 consecutive years (1989–2003); 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics Alpine Director
ESPN International
Premier Caribbean sailing event, St. Maarten
ESPN X Games / World Sports Mktg
17 Winter & Summer X-Games; BMX, freestyle motocross, skateboarding
Full-spectrum broadcast television production concept to delivery.
Full-service live event coverage multi-camera setups, real-time switching, graphics packages, and broadcast-ready delivery to any network.
Professional editing, color grading, and finishing for TV specials, highlight packages, and long-form documentary content.
End-to-end documentary production from concept through final delivery. We tell the stories that define sports and entertainment legacies.
Deep expertise across Olympic sports, motorsports, action sports, equestrian, track & field, hockey, billiards, and more.
Proven track record delivering broadcast-ready content to ESPN, NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, SEC Network, Comcast SportsNet, VERSUS, and USA Network.
Broadcast-quality production values for corporate communications, brand films, and organizational storytelling.
In my 20 year relationship with Ralph Mole and Windfall Productions I have used him numerous times… probably 100+ ESPN, ESPN2, (and other network) TV productions.
Terry Dorner
Vice President, Events and Entertainment Group
Bonnier Corporation
Ralph is an excellent sports director who really knows how to capture the drama and emotion of competition.
Rich Williams
Senior Producer, Packaged Show Unit
ESPN
Ralph produced and directed our Tour of Utah coverage. He is very detail oriented, time sensitive and creative television producer.
Jeremy Castro
General Manager, KJZZ TV / VP Broadcasting
Utah Jazz
Ralph is one of the few individuals in the sports broadcasting business who has the creative chops as well as the business acumen to succeed.
Tom Feuer
Professor of Practice & Director
Arizona State University's Cronkite School
2018 Honor
Presented by TAFWA for excellence in Track and Field Broadcasting, coinciding with Ralph J. Mole's 39th year producing sports television for ESPN and Windfall's 10th consecutive year as ESPN Collegiate Track & Field packager. Previous recipients include Jim McKay (ABC Sports) and Dwight Stones.
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