Our Company's Story

John M. Best is the president of JM Best Entertainment and a 10-time EMMY Award winner and multiple nominee.  He specializes in large-scale live television and event production.  With his team at JM BEST ENTERTAINMENT, they produce some of the largest events in the biggest cities across the United States: American Valor: A Salute to Our Heroes in Washington, DC, The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, DC, The National Memorial Day and 4th of July Parades in Washington, DC, The Nashville Christmas Parade & Nashville Holiday Music Special in Nashville, Tennessee, Miss America’s Outstanding Teen National Competition, 6abc Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and Chicago’s Lighting of the Magnificent Mile Holiday Special. 

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JM BEST teamed with Access Philadelphia to produce the Opening Event for over 7,000 volunteers for the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in 2016 and when it was time to welcome Pope Francis to Philadelphia and open the World Meeting of Families in 2015, they also teamed up to produce that historical event.  John and some of his team worked internationally with partner Hardrive Productions in Manaus, Brazil for 3 years producing and directing Glorioso! -  a large scale international Christmas spectacular featuring 30 television cameras and a cast of over 5,000 performers. 

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John has been a part of the production teams of over 125 network and cable television specials including every major award show and music special on television, The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of both the Atlanta and Salt Lake City Olympic Games, The Pre Race Show at the Daytona 500 with Q&A Events, 150 Live Events and more than 100 corporate shows.  All of this in additional to the many years of JM BEST ENTERTAINMENT Productions.