Mark Lund
| Mark Ashton Lund | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1965 Holden, MA, USA |
| Occupation | Publisher, Television Personality, Writer and Film Producer |
| Known for | Judge on Skating with Celebrities (2006) Founder and Publisher of International Figure Skating magazine (1993-2004) and Producer and writer of the science fiction short film First World (film)(2007) |
| Website | www.marklundtv.com |
Mark Ashton Lund (born June 6, 1965) is a writer, publisher, and television analyst who covers figure skating. He is also a film producer.
He is the author of Frozen Assets (ISBN 0-9721402-0-4), and was formerly the publisher of International Figure Skating Magazine from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton International Media, Inc., lost control of the magazine in a hostile takeover.[1][2]
In 2001, Out Magazine named Lund to the OUT 100 list of greatest success stories for that year.[3]
Lund has also made numerous media appearances as an analyst on figure skating, particularly during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, where he was an analyst for CNN.[4][5] He served as a judge on the television show Skating with Celebrities in early 2006.[6][7] After losing control of International Figure Skating, Lund, who is openly gay,[6] founded another magazine, SCENE, aimed at the gay community.[8]
Lund appeared on Nancy Kerrigan's World of Skating in an episode that aired January 14, 2007 titled "Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory".[9] His commentary in this episode concerning US men's figure skater Johnny Weir was criticized by several bloggers in the gay community.[10] On March 18, 2008 writer Alan Schwarz used some of Lund's quotes from the broadcast in a New York Times article titled Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry.[11]
In 2007, Lund appeared as Commander Steven Conner in Star Trek: Odyssey in their pilot episode "Iliad".[12] and produced the science fiction short film First World.
References
- ↑ Madavor Media | Index page |
- ↑ Reported in Blades on Ice magazine, July/August 2004; see
- ↑ OUT 100 | The 100 Men and Women who Rocked 2007
- ↑ Publisher of International Figure Skating Magazine to Report for CNN/SI, CNN and Headline News during the XIX Winter Olympic Games | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ↑ CNN.com - Transcripts
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Out.com Features | The Gay Judge from Skating With Celebrities!
- ↑ Denied:1up! Software
- ↑ Portail d'informations Ce site est en vente!
- ↑ Countdown to Nationals & Road to Glory
- ↑ e.g. http://www.newnownext.com/2007/01/index.html
- ↑ Figure Skating Rivalry Pits Athleticism Against Artistry - New York Times
- ↑ Star Trek: Hidden Frontier - Boldly Going Where No Fan Film Has Gone Before
