Awful Announcing

“Dear Rider” trailer shows Jake Burton Carpenter’s long journey with snowboarding: “He was so damn determined.”

"I think he would be a captain's nightmare." ...
Awful Announcing

Director Fernando Villena talks “Dear Rider,” on Jake Burton Carpenter and Burton Snowboards: “This was the startup of startups.”

Tuesday sees the premiere of Dear Rider on HBO (9:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT) and HBO Max. The documentary, from director Fernando Villena and Red Bull Media House, covers the story of Jake Burton Carpenter.
Forbes

‘Dear Rider’ Is More Than Burton Snowboards’ Origin Story; It’s A Love Letter To Founder Jake Burton Carpenter

Jake Burton Carpenter founded Burton Snowboards (then called Burton Boards) in 1977 and did more than anyone to change the snowboarding industry. He died in 2019. For decades, Jake Burton Carpenter ...
BroadwayWorld

HBO Sports Sets Release for DEAR RIDER Documentary

Dear Rider, a feature documentary from Red Bull Media House and Emmy®-winning director Fernando Villena, is a celebration of the life and vision of Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the pioneer who ...
Seven Days

HBO’s ‘Dear Rider’ Documentary Is More Than Just the Story of Jake Burton Carpenter

Jake Burton Carpenter originally wanted to be a surfer. Growing up near the ocean in Long Island, N.Y., he hoped his parents would one day surprise him with a surfboard. Unfortunately for young Jake, ...
Deadline.com

HBO Sets ‘Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story’, Docu On Snowboarding Pioneer

The man who transformed how people schuss down the slopes in the subject of a new documentary from HBO Sports. Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story, about snowboarding pioneer Jake Burton, hails from Red ...