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WBZ-TV, the Boston CBS affiliate, did a profile piece on Mark during the Red Sox playoff run. Reporter Paul Burton conducted the interview at Fenway where Mark’s images are featured throughout the Park’s newly-renovated luxury suites. The profile was planned to run once on the station’s 10 P.M. broadcast but was so well-received, it was repeated four times over the home weekend of the League Division Series.

Growing up in the shadow of the historic shrine that is Fenway Park, Mark Waitkus could never have imagined a summer like 2007. Already well-entrenched in New England as the in-house artist for his beloved Red Sox, the word of Mark’s unique style and unqualified success began to span across all of Red Sox Nation and baseball enthusiasts everywhere. A “buzz” was brewing in baseball circles from San Francisco to New York and Mark began to showcase his artwork in a number of key venues. As a descendant of Eddie Waitkus, whose story was told in the role of Roy...

2007 was an excellent year for Waitkus Studios and there are some exciting plans on the docket for 2008. Mark has already visited Yankee Stadium on several occasions during the ’07 season in preparation for a very busy 2008 baseball season in the Big Apple. The Yankees will play host to the 2008 All-Star Game in the team’s final year at the House that Ruth Built. In 2009, the Yankees will be moving across the street to a new facility already taking shape in the Bronx. All-Star Week is always an exciting time for baseball and it’s sure to be...