The SUNUP Production Team |
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Clinton Griffiths |
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Clinton Griffiths grew up in Deming, N.M., where he spent much of his time in 4-H, FFA and showing cattle. In 1998, Griffiths enrolled at Oklahoma State University in agriculture communications. While there, he spent four years working on the original SUNUP production as a reporter, editor and producer. In 2002, he graduated and left Oklahoma for a job in Hays, Kan., as a one-man-band television reporter for KWCH in Wichita. There he covered 16 counties in northwest Kansas and anchored his own local cut-in during the state-wide 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts. In 2003, Griffiths was asked to move from Hays and become a reporter for KWCH (CBS) in Wichita. In Wichita, his beats included both agriculture and aviation. Wichita is home to many of the world’s largest aircraft manufacturers including Cessna, Boeing, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombardier-Learjet. That work led him to a job at Spirit AeroSystems in 2005. There he worked as a communication specialist working on corporate videos and writing for company publications. His work mainly focused on the 14,000 employees worldwide. Griffiths also finished his MBA from Wichita State University in June of 2008, just before accepting the position back at OSU as the senior TV producer/host of SUNUP. |
Austin Moore |
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Austin Moore spent time in the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles before finally settling in Cheyenne, Okla., as a teenager. After graduating from Cheyenne, he served as state 4-H reporter during his freshman year at Oklahoma State University. During his four years at OSU, Moore worked as a producer, director and reporter for the original SUNUP. Graduating in 1998 with a degree in agricultural communications, he headed south to Texas A&M University and worked for the department of agricultural communications. For the next decade, Moore produced educational and marketing videos for the agriculture program at Texas A&M. |
Kathy Shelton |
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Kathy Shelton was born and raised in southern Illinois. She attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where she worked for the college TV station as a reporter/anchor, and radio broadcaster for NPR. She received a bachelor of arts degree in radio/TV journalism in 2002, and went on to receive a master of arts degree in mass communications in 2004. Kathy landed her first gig in Paducah, Ky., working as a producer/weekend reporter for the local NBC station. She later moved on to Fox in Indianapolis, Ind., where she was a morning producer. From there, she became a sports producer in Columbus, Ohio. Shelton will serve as a producer/director for SUNUP. She says she is happy to be a part of Oklahoma State University and is proud to call Stillwater her new home. |
Dave Deken |
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Dave Deken grew up in Perry, Okla. where he was active in Boy Scouts and would become the fourth of five Eagle Scouts in his family. After high school, Dave attended Northern Oklahoma College where he was active in student government. Upon graduation, Dave attended and graduated from Oklahoma State University with a double emphasis degree in Speech Communications and Business Marketing. Working his way through college in radio, and transitioning into long-form, and corporate video, Dave brings over a decade of media experience to the SUNUP team. Dave is a producer and final editor as well as the graphic designer for SUNUP. Dave is excited to be back in northern Oklahoma, and he is looking forward to exhibiting what a great agricultural industry Oklahoma truly has. |
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