James M Irvine

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James Myford Irvine

James Myford Irvine
(1953 - Present)


James M. Irvine spent 14 years (1978-1992) involved in Broadcast Network Television and was the Founder and President of Orange Coast Videos which was a successful network television mobile facilities company for high end, high demand, live network television productions. His clients included: ABC, NBC, CBS Sports, Summer Olympics 1984, Boxing, Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Emmy Awards and the Rose Parade to name a few. He also was an active partner in a 41-acre winery in Napa Valley California, that produced over 30,000 cases of award winning wines. Because of his fascination with trains, he was an active partner in the Arizona and California Railroad. Currently he is a business man and real estate investor. Jim has two children from a previous marriage.


Early Years
James M. Irvine was born on April 17, 1953 in Santa Ana, California. He lived in the Ranch House (Katie Wheeler Library) when he was a young boy. Jim will be the last Irvine that lived in the home and that will be married at the Katie Wheeler Library.
 

• Jim spent his 16th summer working for the Irvine Company Agricultural Department. At that time he lived in the bunkhouse and ate in the mess hall along with all the other agricultural department employees. Jims jobs included working with the barbed wire crew, building and reparing barbed wired fences in various areas both mountainess and flat all around the ranch. He also planted baby orange trees and worked with the survey crew surveying a new pipeline in Irvine Park. 

 

• Jim spent his 18th summer working with the Property Maintenance Division. This time he was able to live at home. In property maintenance his duties included: Cleaning out apartments that had been moved out of, landscape maintenance both in Newport Center and the Irvine Industrial Complex and working the night shift cleaning Fashion Island and University Town Center. He also had the pleasure of raking the seaweed off the Irvine Company employee beach for their 4th of July Party.

 

• Since that time Jim spent a year in 1975 working for Pershing & Co under Reginald B. Oliver in the research department at 120 Broadway in New York City, New York. Here Jim learned both fundamental analysis and technical analysis of stocks and how to read corporate financial statements. At that time the Dow Jones Average was setting records of 750 points (seven hundred and fifty points).

 

BROADCAST NETWORK TELEVISION
ORANGE COAST VIDEO - Founder / President

• Jim spent 14 years (1978-1992) involved in Broadcast Network Television.
  1979 - 1985 Orange Coast Video was a successful network television mobile facilities company. Provided the television production trucks and crew for high end, high demand, live network television productions. James M Irvine was the Founder, President and Technical Manager. He was the Interface between production personnel and truck engineers.

Below is a Partial list of Show and Sports Clients:

• Summer Olympics 1984 - Boxing   -  ABC Sports
• Olympic Trials Track and Field 1984  - ABC Sports
• Olympic Trials Boxing 1984  -  ABC Sports
• Academy Awards - 4 Years  -  KABC
• Rose Parade  -  NBC
• Golden Globe Awards – 4 Years  Dick Clark
• Emmy Awards 1980 - NBC
• Kennedy Center Honors - Kennedy Center
• Elton John in Concert  -  Ken Miller
• Jerry Lewis Telethon  -  KTVU
• New Year’s Rock-in Eve – 4 Years - Dick Clark
• P.G.A. Golf – Riviera Country Club - ABC Sports
• Toyota Grand Prix – Long Beach CBS

• Liberace in Concert - Las Vegas - Showtime
• Mouseketeers Reunion - Disney Productions
• Bob Hope & Sammy Davis Jr. in Concert - Hope Enterprises
• Sammy Davis Jr. in Concert (Tahoe) - MDA
• IronMan Triathlon Kona 1982 – 1989 - ABC Sports
• Harlem Globe Trotters - ABC Sports           
• Boxing – Las Vegas 1980 – 1985 - ABC Sports
• Pro Bowl 1980 - 1985 - ABC Sports
• Hawaiian Open Golf 1980 - 1985 - NBC Sports
• Hula Bowl 1980 – 1984 - ABC Sports
• Hula Bowl 1985 - Ohlmeyer Productions
• NFL Football - NBC Sports
• Angels Baseball - CBS Sports
• Angels Game -  Monday Night Baseball
• Dodgers Baseball - NBC Sports
• LA Grand Prix - Diamond P Sports
• Tony Bennett in Concert - International Ent.
• Kansas in Concert - Ken Miller
• Pat Collins in Concert - Ken Miller
• Stevie Nix in Concert-Bella Donna Tour - HBO
• Santana in Concert - Ken Miller
• Righteous Brothers in Concert - Jay Harvey
• Charlie Daniels Band in Concert - Ja Bar Productions
• Black Gold Awards - Dick Clark
• Joan Rivers - Showtime
• Oral Roberts - Ken Miller
• Barbara Mandrell – 1 Season - Ken Miller
• AM Presents the Oscars - KABC
• Jessie Owens 1982 - 1983 - Diamond P Sports
• Melissa Manchester in Concert - HBO
• Mrs. America Pageant - Coast to Coast
• Kemper Women’s Open LPGA 1983 - 1985 - Roadblock Com
• Monday Night Baseball - ABC Sports
• Roy Orbinson - Ken Miller
• Luciano Pavarotti - San Francisco Opera - PBS
• Boxing (Reno) – Olympic Trials - 1984  - ABC Sports
• Raiders Football -  KNBC
• Bobby Vinton in Concert - RKO- Nederlander
• Lola Falana in Concert - DID Productions
• George Jones and Friends Concert  - Tall Pony
• Sweeney Todd live Broadway Show - RKO –Nederlander
• Barbara Walters Special with Tom Selleck - Bar-Wal
• Masters, Pipeline, Makaha 1980 - 1983 - ABC
• Kemper Open – L.P.G.A.  1980 - 1982 - Ohlmeyer Productions
• NBA Basketball All Stars - CBS Sports
• San Jose vs Arizona State - WTBS
• 49’er’s Playoff Game 1983 - CBS Sports
• International Race of Champions (IROC) - ABC Sports
• UC Berkely Football - ABC Sports
• Celebrity Football - Bert Convy Productions
• USC/UCLA Football - KABC
• Dodgers vs Astros Baseball - ABC Sports
• Texas vs Oklahoma - ABC Sports
• Stanford vs Washington - ABC Sports
• Dallas Football - ABC Sports
• USFL Football - ESPN & ABC Sports
• NBA Basketball All Stars - CBS Sports
• Hawaiian Open Golf 1980-1985 - NBC Sports
• Boxing – Las Vegas  - ABC Sports
• County Roads – Osmond Family - Osmond Productions
• Barry Manilow – Greek Theater - Ken Miller
• Kenny Loggins Concert -  Ruggies, Inc.
• Kansas in Concert - Tall Pony
• Siegfried & Roy - Ringling Bros.
• Jethro Tull Concert  - Gower Fields & Flattery
• Loretta Lynn (Reno) - MDA ( Jerry Lewis Telethon)
• Battle of the Network Stars – 3 Years - ABC
• Heart of the Nation – Catholic TV – 2 Years - Santa Fe Communications
• Hawaiian N. Shore Pro Surfing Tournament 1980-1983 - ABC
• Orange County International Raceway 1982-1983 - Diamond P Sports