Mark Potts

Mark Potts
Born (1984-10-22) October 22, 1984 (age 40)
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Oklahoma
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • filmmaker
Known forCoverage of the 2015 San Bernardino attack
AwardsPulitzer 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]

  1. ^ a b "Mark Potts". IMDB. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Three OU alums win Pulitzer Prizes for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post". OU Daily. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Congrats to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists with Oklahoma roots". Enid News & Eagle. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c 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.