Category Archives: Arts/Entertainment/Publishing

Broadcast and Sound Engineer – Mentor, Tim Bell

Broadcast and Sound Engineer Mentor – Tim Bell   Tim is the Broadcast Sound Engineering instructor at Tulsa Technology Center’s Owasso campus. He helped develop the school’s audio/video production program that may be the only one of its kind at the secondary school level. The Tulsa Tech facilities include a fully functional recording studio and the equipment required to learn film-style videography. Students learn to use the standard software utilized within the industry and are taught how to set up, operate and critically evaluate content for radio and television broadcasts, concerts, sound recordings and movies. Graduates have the technical training they need to get a wide range of industry jobs. The classes also help prepare students who want to go on to a higher education and major in audio production or filmmaking. Tim has had an interesting career path. He had a love of photography beginning in fifth grade,...

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Theatrical and Documentary Film Producer – Mentor- Jay Krottinger

Theatrical and Documentary Film Producer  Mentor- Jay Krottinger   Jay and his partner Ryan Tanner founded Square 1  Theatrics in 2012 to produce entertainment that is thought provoking and able to inspire social change. Square 1 has produced regional and Broadway works in collaboration with other producers that include the 2012 production of Flipside: The Patti Page Story that played in Oklahoma and off-Broadway, the 2013 Broadway revival of Pippin that won four Tony Awards including best revival of a musical, the 2015 London production of Memphis the Musical that won two Laurence Olivier Awards and was nominated for eleven, the 2016 Broadway musical Waitress that was nominated for four Tony Awards and the Broadway play A Time to Kill. They are currently working on a new Broadway musical Come From Away that will open in early 2017 and are developing a 4 person off –Broadway show and a...

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Dance Teacher / Choreographer, Mentor – Katie McCall

Dance Teacher / Choreographer  Mentor – Katie McCall   Katie has over twenty years experience teaching dance in schools and studios and has developed innovative programs for her students that use dance to build self-esteem and promote healthy life styles. Besides teaching, she has been a professional dancer and choreographer for dance companies in Asheville, North Carolina and Austin, Texas and locally for the Tulsa Contemporary Dance Theater and the Harwelden Institute. She also formed Monica Huggins Dance Theatre, a program of the non-profit Oklahoma Performing Arts Organization. Katie began teaching dance and arts management as a certified teacher in public schools in 2010 at the Tulsa Central Fine and Performing Arts High School. Five years later, she moved to the Broken Arrow High School where she is developing a unique program that not only gives students exposure to a variety of dance styles but is also designed to...

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Supervising Television Director – Mentor, John LeMasters

Supervising Television Director  Mentor – John LeMasters   John is the Assistant Director of Television Production for Griffin Communication’s Channel 6 where he personally directs the station’s prime time evening news program and supervises five other directors and one audio operator who work on the channel’s other live news broadcasts. Besides keeping the station’s viewers aware of important news, Channel 6 prides itself on its live storm coverage and breaking news. The station’s news directors along with the weather anchors and other newsroom staff often work long hours when storms threaten the local area in order to give their viewers current information on dangerous weather conditions to help keep them safe. John did not start out wanting to be a television director when he graduated from high school. He was an athlete and played baseball at a college in Texas. He planned on getting a degree in physical education...

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Broadcast Journalist / Morning News Anchor

Broadcast Journalist and Morning New Anchor Mentor- Rich Lenz   Rich is the co- anchor of Six In The Morning, the city’s highest rated local morning news show. Rich became a news anchor by following the same career path as many other successful people in broadcasting. He first worked in smaller cities to gain experience before moving to larger markets and advanced from jobs behind the camera, to sportscasting to news anchoring. He credits his willingness to move in order to gain experience as one of the key reasons he was able to become a news anchor in a large television market like Tulsa. Besides being a broadcaster, Rich is also an accomplished songwriter, musician and vocalist and still writes songs for the Children’s Hospital Telethon in New Orleans where he worked for thirteen years as a sports caster and news anchor before coming to Tulsa. Television is one...

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Musician, Composer, Recording Artist, Teacher – Mentor, Shelby Eicher

Musician, Composer, Recording Artist, Teacher  Mentor, Shelby Eicher Shelby is a well-known musician who is a founding member of the National Fiddlers Hall of Fame and served as Education Director for 10 years. He grew up in a musical family in northwestern Ohio and was given a fiddle for his fifth birthday. Shelby was first taught by his grandmother and received formal lessons when he was eight. He first began performing with his family in a square dance band, Shelby Eicher and the Fulton County Sand Sifters. Shelby became interested in Bluegrass music during high school and after graduating went to Claremore Junior College, now known as Rodgers State College, in Claremore, Oklahoma, which had a program in Bluegrass. After graduating, he made his way to Nashville and landed a job playing with Jimmie C. Newman on the Grand Ole Opry and then joined country artist Mel McDaniels before...

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Motion Graphics Designer – Mentor, David Johnson

Motion Graphics Designer – Mentor, David Johnson   David was a musician in high school whose dream was to one day have his own recording studio. After high school, he attended Baylor University where he majored in telecommunications and religion. His course work included audio and video recording as well as broadcast journalism and film production. David took full advantage of his college experience to build a strong network with other students, their parents and the faculty. It was because of one of these relationships that he was able to get his first job with the Dallas Mavericks production team. After two seasons in an entry-level position, he was offered the choice of advancing with the Mavericks organization or accepting a position as a video graphic designer with a large church in Tulsa. He decided to work at the church where he stayed for ten years. During that time...

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Dancer, Singer, Actor – Mentor, Ronald Young

Dancer, Singer, Actor – Mentor, Ronald Young This mentor pursued his passion for dancing, singing and acting and was able to build a highly successful career in this competitive field. His mentor article explains that to succeed in a show business career you must constantly work on improving your talents. Throughout his own career, he never stopped taking classes for voice, dance, acting and doing whatever else it took to reach his career goals. He also explains the business side of show business so that you understand how professionals in these career categories can advance financially not just artistically. His story is a true American success story that demonstrates what can be accomplished by combining a person’s natural talents with a strong work ethic, a constant focus on your personal goals and a willingness to take risks that allow you to explore the opportunities that life offers. Overview of...

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