Mark Potts

Mark Potts (born October 22, 1984, Taos, New Mexico[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]

Mark Potts
Born (1984-10-22) October 22, 1984
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materEnid High School
University of Oklahoma
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • filmmaker
Known forCoverage of the 2015 San Bernardino attack
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Breaking News Reporting (2016)

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