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Jason "Alchemist" Baker
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| Jason Baker | |
 Director of Broadcasting, GotFrag.com |
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| Name: | Jason Baker |
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| Callsign: | Alchemist |
| Age: | 33 |
| Hometown: | St. Louis, MO |
| Company: | GotFrag LLC |
Jason "Alchemist" Baker (Oct 10 1974- ) is the former Director of Broadcasting for GotFrag TV, and a former contributor to GotFrag.com. During his gaming career, he has been a writer, broadcaster, executive producer, and Editor in Chief. Baker left GotFrag in 2008.
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Professional Career
Baker recently left a full time position with GotFrag, which was acquired by Major League Gaming in 2007. [1] It is currently unknown what Baker is doing outside for a living.
Before leaving the traditional workforce to focus on the gaming industry, Baker was employed at the following companies.
Companies
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- IKON Office Solutions (1996-2006)
- GameRail (2006-2007)
Gaming History
Baker bought his first computer at the ripe age of 24, and has been playing games ever since. He's been an avid Counter-Strike player since 2000, but has dabbled in other first-person shooters.
Games Played
Past Teams
Gaming Career
Baker has had a storied gaming career. He has worked for numerous high profile gaming companies, and has held many influential positions inside those organizations.
Companies
GotFrag
Baker has held many roles just inside of the GotFrag organization.
- Roles at GotFrag
- Director of Broadcasting
- Writer
- Editor in Chief (EXE)
- Advisor (DPAD)
- Producer (GotFrag TV)
- Director (GotFrag TV)
- Video Editor (GotFrag TV)
GotFrag Writing Career
Baker is well known for his written commentary on Counter-Strike, which has in the past focused on major problems with leagues, organizations, rules, and teams. He has also written well-received pieces on in-game tactics and cheating. Baker's first GotFrag article, The Art of the Scrim, is one example of the many he has written for GotFrag. He is widely considered one of the industry's top analysts.
GotFrag TV
Baker is a founding member of GotFrag TV, which is the video production extension of GotFrag.com. He acts as the director and sometimes as an ingame camera-man. For more information on Jason Baker and GotFrag TV, refer to the wiki article.
MFA'VP
Despite his forays into other areas of the professional gaming industry, Baker is best known for his time with MFA'VP, where he served as Executive Producer from 2002-2005. MFA'VP is the video production extension of MFA, which stands for Missouri Fragging Association. MFA was formed by gamers from St. Louis, Missouri, such as CPL Global Tournament Director Mike Allen, Andy Arato, John "Gunner" Huebbe, and Mark "Prometheus" Huebbe. For more information on MFA, visit the wiki article.
The MFA'VP team popularized video coverage of professional gaming. Their coverage of CPL events has been hailed as revolutionary, and influenced modern day coverage of competitive LAN events. Baker was an integral part of the original MFA'VP team.
Cyberathlete Amateur League
From 2003-2004, Baker acted as the head of the Cyberathlete Amateur League's Anti-Cheat department for Counter-Strike. To date, Baker is widely regarded as one of the best admins to ever hold the position.
During his tenure as Head AC Admin, Baker overturned the controversial ban on pro CS player John "bigwie" Wie. Baker went on to clean-up the policies inside the department, which was itself overrun by cheaters and unethical admins; banning at least one other admin in the process. He instated the 3-Admin Rule - which required three admins to agree before a ban was implemented on a suspected cheater.
Though now retired, Baker is often approached by current admins and top-level players to review suspicious demos. Baker later wrote an article on How to Watch a Demo for Cheating.
Team Sportscast Network
Baker joined the Team Sportscast Network in June of 2004. While at the company, Baker attended Summer CPL 2004 with TsN, and later became the host of the Thursday Night Edition of In the Crosshair.
- Positions Held at TsN
- Broadcaster
- Writer
He left the company in protest of the hard line response taken by Scott Valencia, Angel Munoz, and TsN during the infamous TsN Webcam Scandal involving TsN staffers, the CPL, and Radio iTG.[2]
Random Facts
- Has been photographed wearing a UGP hat on numerous occasions . According to Scott Smith, owner and leader of Team UGP, Baker is not actually a member of the team.
- Has an identical twin brother, Jon "punkraygun" Baker
- Is a founding member of MFA'VP
- Was once married
External Links
GotFrag User Profile
MFA'VP Website
References
- ↑ Major League Gaming Acquires GotFrag.com; http://www.gotfrag.com/portal/story/37931/?spage=2
- ↑ TsN In the Crosshair Loses 2; http://www.gotfrag.com/cs/story/25205/
