Ever wonder what Sharkie is like outside of the costume?!  Listen in as we sit down with Jason Minsky who spent over 10 years as both San Jose’s beloved Sharkie and the 49ers Sourdough Sam mascots.  Jason has quite the background from being a mascot, to being in the Front Office of the San Jose Sharks, to civic work with the San Jose Chamber of Commerce all the way to being the Executive Director for Christmas in the Park.

Get your tickets now for Christmas in the Park on July 15th, 2017!

Time Stamps

  • Patrick Marleau or Joe Thornton to Vegas?! @ 1:30
  • WhatUpSV.com is live! @ 3:10
  • Facebook Contest for FREE Socks @ 4:00
  • Augmented Reality @ 5:00
  • Jason Minsky of Christmas in the Park intro @ 6:50
  • The man behind Sharkie and Sourdough Sam @ 7:10
  • Mascot’ing starting in college @ 8:20
  • E2k @ 9:30
  • Tackled by Matthew McConaughey @ 12:35
  • Christmas in the Park @ 19:00
  • Ziplining in Downtown San Jose @ 21:00
  • Auction items:  Trip to Hawaii, Hamilton in NY, flights etc @ 21:40
  • 600,000 visitors to Christmas in the Park @ 24:30
  • 2016 Award for Top 10 Christmas Display from Central Travel Magazine @ 29:00

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