Mark Potts

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Mark Potts
Born (1984-10-22) October 22, 1984 (age 40)
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education University of Oklahoma
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • filmmaker
Known forCoverage of the 2015 San Bernardino attack
Awards Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting (2016)

Mark Potts (born October 22, 1984) [1] is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and filmmaker. [1] [2] [3] He was part of the news team covering the 2015 San Bernardino attack for the Los Angeles Times which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting in 2016. [3] [2] He grew up in Enid, Oklahoma and graduated Enid High School and the University of Oklahoma. [4] [3] [2] His films include Simmons on Vinyl, [4] [5] The Stanton Family Grave Robbery, [4] S&M Lawncare, [6] and Cinema Six, the latter of which had a cameo by Bill Hader. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mark Potts". IMDB. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Three OU alums win Pulitzer Prizes for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post". OU Daily. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Congrats to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists with Oklahoma roots". Enid News & Eagle. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 Savlov, Marc (21 May 2010). "An Okie-Dokey Deadpan". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Warlick-Moore, Heather (2 June 2010). "Oklahoma filmmakers $300 movie attracting attention". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Brown, Kendall (6 May 2011). "Filmmaker Mark Potts back to mow deadCENTER down". Norman Transcript. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. ↑ Hall, Richard (29 January 2015). "Bill Hader applauds an Okie-native filmmaker". The Tulsa World. Retrieved 14 October 2019.



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