Biography

John McKenna is a co-founder and CEO of Noah Media Group and a multi award winning producer and director. Having started his career at ITV Sport, John became a freelance television director and producer, delivering both live and documentary programming. Having formed Noah in 2015, after his first feature documentary Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans was an official selection for the Cannes Film Festival, the company now has a rapidly growing slate of critically acclaimed feature documentaries and TV programmes, with a client base of some of the biggest sport federations in the world. Recent films from Noah, which John has been a producer on, include Villeneuve Pironi (Sky/NBC Universal), 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible (Netflix - Emmy nominated), Arsène Wenger: Invincible (Amazon Prime, Canal + - Venice TV winner), Finding Jack Charlton (BBC - Broadcast Documentary of the Year), The Edge (BBC/Amazon) and Bobby Robson: More Than A Manager (Netflix). In addition John has also produced many TV documentaries including South Of The River (BT Sport/ITV/Netflix) and Adam Hills: Take His Legs (Channel 4). Noah Media group has been shortlisted in both 2021 and 2022 as Sport Production Company of the Year at the Broadcast Sport Awards.
- IMDb mini biography by: Noah Media Group