Bill Kerig

William A. Kerig, also known as Bill Kerig, is a media entrepreneur, author, journalist, and filmmaker. Kerig is best known for founding and creating the RallyMe online fundraising platform for athletes,[1] which he sold to NBC Universal in 2016.[2] Born and raised on the north shore of Boston, he currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Film and television

Kerig also wrote, produced and directed the documentary film Ready to Fly, which won Best Feature Film at the Banff Film Festival.[3]

He wrote and directed the documentary film The Edge of Never,[4] which was sold to Showtime Networks.[5]

He was a co-producer and story creator of the documentary film Steep (Sony Pictures Classics).[6]

He was a producer on CBS’s 48 Hours “Father and Son” one-hour broadcast.[7]

Kerig served as a producer for CBS at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Due to his knowledge of skiing, snowboarding, and ice hockey, he was hired as a "fixer" to work on the Sports/News Desk. He has worked as an ESPN Winter X Games commentator.

Print

Kerig’s book Utah Underground (2001) from Mountain Sports Press remains a cult success as an underground guide on how to have fun in conservative state.[8] Kerig also wrote The Snowboarder’s Total Guide to Life (Random House Villard).[9] He went on to become the founder, publisher and editor of The Wasatch Journal, a special interest magazine in Utah that was published from 2007–2008.[10]

He wrote The Edge of Never (2008), a nonfiction book that was nominated for Adventure Book of the Year by the American Independent Publishers’ Association and was a finalist for Book of the Year at the Banff Book Festival.[11]

His journalistic work has appeared in Fast Company, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Ski, Skiing, and Powder.

Internet

  • Founder/CEO Great Coach, Inc.
  • Founder/CEO RallyMe, Inc.

Athlete

  • Professional Mogul Skier, World Pro Mogul Tour[12]
  • Captain of the PowerBar Pro Mogul Team[13]
  • Captain St. Michael’s College Ice Hockey Team[14]
  • Coach of Salt Lake Lightning, a youth hockey team[15]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2014/12/29/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/Crowdfunding.aspx
  2. ↑ https://www.sportsengine.com/solutions/articles/rallyMe-press-release/
  3. ↑ http://skitrax.com/womens-ski-jumping-documentary-wins-banff-film-festival-award/
  4. ↑ https://www.skimag.com/adventure/the-edge-of-never
  5. ↑ https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/extreme-skiing-documentary-the-edge-of-never-premieres-on-showtime-friday-feb-5-at-8pm/
  6. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/news/ni0235597
  7. ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/48-hours-father-and-son-uta-von-schwedler-death-investigation/
  8. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Utah-Underground-Guide-Real-Fun/dp/0967674743
  9. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Snowboarders-Total-Guide-William-1997-12-16/dp/B01FEP44P2
  10. ↑ https://www.mountainfilm.org/festival/personalities/william-kerig
  11. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Edge-Never-Skiers-Dangerous-Mountains/dp/0965633845
  12. ↑ https://www.d-word.com/people/BillKerig
  13. ↑ "Mogul Fuel" (Advertisement). Ski. 58 (6): 5. February 1994. ISSN 0037-6159.
  14. ↑ http://www.smcathletics.com/sports/mice/histcarr.htm#INDALL.FCA
  15. ↑ https://slco.org/hockey/youth/programs/sl-lightning-select/
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