Jonathan Meath

{{short description|American TV producer (born 1955)}}

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| name = Jonathan Meath

| image = Jonathan G Meath portrays Santa Claus.jpg

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| caption = Meath as Santa Claus in 2010

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|09|16}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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| education = Phillips Academy (1974)

| alma_mater = New York University (1979)

| employer = Andanzura

| occupation = {{hlist|Television producer|director|Santa Claus}}

| years_active = {{ubl|1980s–present (television career)|2007–present (as Santa Claus)}}

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| children = Amelia Meath

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| awards = {{ubl|Peabody Award|Emmy nominations|Carnegie Medal 2005{{cite news |title= Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video winners, 1991 to present |publisher= Association for Library Service for Children |year= 2005 |url= http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/carnegiemedal/carnegiepast/index.cfm |access-date= 2010-11-13}}{{cite news |title= Awards for Jonathan G. Meath |publisher= IMDb Internet Movie Database |year= 2001 |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0575254/awards |access-date= 2010-11-13}}}}

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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20100928090208/http://www.meathmedia.com/MM/Welcome.html meathmedia]{{cite web |author = Jonathan Meath |title= Jonathan Meath |publisher= MeathMedia |date= 2010-11-13 |url-status= dead |url=http://www.meathmedia.com/MM/Welcome.html |access-date= 2010-11-13 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101030100309/http://www.meathmedia.com/MM/Welcome.html |archive-date = 2010-10-30}}

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Jonathan Meath (born September 16, 1955) is an American television producer and director.{{cite news |title= Famous Folks from Cambridge |newspaper= The Boston Globe and Boston.com |date= 26 March 2012 |url= http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/gallery/famous_celebrities_from_cambridge?pg=18 |access-date= October 17, 2012 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120613172132/http://www.boston.com/yourtown/cambridge/gallery/famous_celebrities_from_cambridge?pg=18 |archivedate= June 13, 2012 |url-status= bot: unknown }}{{cite news |author=Liam Murphy |title=Jonathan Meath '74 Pursued Children's Television Production After Cultivating His Interests at PA |publisher=Phillips Academy |date=2009-10-23 |url=https://pdf.phillipian.net/2009/10232009.pdf|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209154054/http://pdf.phillipian.net/2009/10232009.pdf |archive-date=2012-12-09 |url-status=dead |access-date=2010-11-13}} He was senior producer of the television game show Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?{{cite news|url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23799&tab=credits|title=Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time|date=2010-11-13|access-date=2010-11-13|publisher=allgame|archive-date=2014-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115201332/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=23799&tab=credits|url-status=dead}} He also was a producer of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss{{cite news |author= Liam Murphy |title= Jonathan Meath '74 Pursued Children's Television Production After Cultivating His Interests at PA |publisher= The Philippian |date= October 26, 2009 |url= http://phillipian.net/article/8829 |access-date= 2010-11-13 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110809195942/http://phillipian.net/article/8829 |archive-date = August 9, 2011}} and the 1990s' remake of Zoom.{{cite news |date=2012 |title=Jonathan Meath |work=The New York Times |department=Movies & TV Dept. |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/1012736/Jonathan-Meath |url-status=dead |access-date=2010-11-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103090432/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1012736/Jonathan-Meath |archive-date=2012-11-03}}{{cite news |date=2010-11-13 |title=Jonathan Meath |publisher=Yahoo! TV |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/jonathan-meath/contributor/715772 |access-date=2010-11-13}} In addition, he is notable for having a dual career as a professional Santa Claus. He made numerous appearances in various media as Santa, including on Good Morning America,{{cite news |author= Alex E. Weaver |title= 'The Harvard of Santa Schools': Tracking Kris Kringle to the Classroom |newspaper= BostInno |date= December 7, 2012 |url= http://bostinno.com/2012/12/07/tracking-santa-to-the-classroom/ |access-date= December 12, 2012}} at Radio City Music Hall with The Rockettes,{{cite news |author= Rich Whittle |title= Swingin' Santa Finds Singing's Big Business |newspaper= Boston Herald |date= December 12, 2007 |url= http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/12/12/swingin%E2%80%99-santa-finds-singing%E2%80%99s-big-business/ |access-date= 2010-11-13 |archive-date= 2010-12-23 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101223094612/http://www.business-opportunities.biz/2007/12/12/swingin%E2%80%99-santa-finds-singing%E2%80%99s-big-business/ |url-status= dead }}{{cite news |author= Mary Ann Georgantopoulos |title= Miracle on Mass. Ave.: City Santa takes suit seriously |newspaper= The Boston Globe |date= December 23, 2007 |url= http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/12/23/miracle_on_mass_ave_city_santa_takes_suit_seriously/ |access-date= 2010-11-13}} on the cover of Boston Magazine, and on a Delta Air Lines' pre-flight safety demonstration. He was described by National Public Radio{{cite news |author= Win Rosenfeld |title= America's Next Top Santa |publisher= National Public Radio |date= December 25, 2007 |url= https://www.npr.org/blogs/bryantpark/2007/12/americas_next_top_santa_1.html |access-date= 2010-11-13}} and Time as a "top Santa".Olivia B. Waxman, Dec. 09, 2013, Time Magazine, [https://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/09/these-are-the-11-best-santas-in-the-u-s/slide/jonathan-meath/#ixzz2n4Ji9Ejj These Are the 11 Best Santas in the U.S. – And where to find them], Accessed Dec. 10, 2013