SAHARA production notes FINAL

WHA hockey franchise and later helped form Prism New England Sports Channel.
Baldwin also co-brokered the historic merger of the WHA with the National Hockey
League. In the early 90’s, Baldwin became Chairman of the Board and owner of the two-
time NHL Stanley Cup Champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Concurrently, Baldwin was
the first American sports entrepreneur to break through the Iron Curtain, becoming 50%
partner with the Russian government in ownership of the famous CCCP Red Army team
in Moscow.
Equally noted for his diverse charitable activities, Baldwin was the driving force
behind the Whalers’ award-winning community relations program that was second to
none in professional sports. He established the Whalers Foundation for Giving and a
Whalers Teaching Chair in Pediatric Oncology at the University of Connecticut Health
Center – a $500,000 gift.
Presently, Howard Baldwin is partnered with Global Spectrum on the $217 million
Iowa Events Center under construction in downtown Des Moines that will house
Baldwin’s American Hockey League franchise.
He recently became a member of the Producers Guild of America.
KAREN BALDWIN (producer), Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs for
Baldwin Entertainment Group, has been involved in many different aspects of the
entertainment business over the years. Karen’s diversity of experience in all aspects of the
entertainment business has helped to make her a well-rounded executive with an
awareness of each component of the industry. Her wealth of personal experience “in the
field” has served her well in her executive capacity. Having attended Holy Cross and
Wellesley, Karen graduated Phi Beta Kappa and holds a degree in Psychology.
Karen began her career in professional sports as the Assistant All-Star coordinator
for the 1986 NHL All-Star Game hosted by the Hartford Whalers. She then went on to
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