EVP & Head of Production
Two decades of crafting television that moves culture — live awards, music, competition, and beyond.
John Wehage serves as EVP & Head of Production at Jesse Collins Entertainment, where he oversees all production operations, post-production workflows, and cross-functional team leadership across a diverse and ambitious slate of live, unscripted, and scripted content.
With more than two decades of senior leadership experience in television production, John brings deep expertise in large-scale live event production, multi-platform content delivery, production budget management, vendor negotiations, and production finance. He has shaped the production of shiny-floor spectaculars, live broadcasts, awards shows, music programming, competition series, docu-follow, game shows, stunt-based content, digital projects, documentaries, concert specials, sports entertainment, and adventure programming.
A proud alumnus of the University of Southern California, John holds a BS in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance. He is an active member of the Television Academy Production Executive peer group and resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.
Since joining JCE in 2023. For earlier credits, view IMDb.
Mastery of live broadcasts from awards ceremonies to concert specials and sports entertainment — where flawless real-time execution, multi-camera coordination, and seamless content delivery are the only options.
Large-scale, visually stunning productions that blend entertainment, performance, and production design at the highest level — from concept development through post-production delivery.
End-to-end production oversight of major awards broadcasts — managing talent logistics, live production operations, cross-functional coordination, and simultaneous post-production workflows.
Producing music-driven programming and global concert events that honor artistic integrity while delivering the production values, technical excellence, and audience engagement strategies modern audiences expect.
Driving competition formats from development through multi-season delivery with deep expertise in pacing, audience engagement, real-time voting integration, and multi-platform content strategy.
Building and managing production and post teams, budgets, production finance, vendor negotiations, and operational workflows across multi-format slates at scale — with full P&L accountability and strategic resource allocation.