I am a dedicated husband, father, mentor and instructor! I have always been dedicated to helping anyone that I come in contact with along life's journey.
God has given me a gift to help people and I do my very best to try to follow his commandments and his laws of how to do the right thing in life!
06-02-09
My broadcasting students won 1st, 2nd and third place in the NAACP ACT-SO Regional Competition for Filmmaking. We were scheduled to go to New York but the student who won 1st place just recently died from injuries suffered in a car accident. The student's name is Jordan Brooks and he was a first broadcasting student in my broadcasting program. The Memphis Branch of the NAACP is still planning to feature the project in the national competition. Even in his death he was teaching people something I say this because he donated his organs to 16 people who needed the organs to survive. Even I at 34 have not signed up to donate organs if some was to happen to me so my students and I learned how one could be thinking of others as they are going home to be with the lord.
I am currently working for Shelby County Schools as Broadcasting Program Director and Instructor at Millington Central High School.
I still currently work on special assignment projects for WMC TV-5 where I worked as Newscast Floor Manager and Studio Operations Manager for 8 long wonderful years.
I also work for Grace Christian Fellowship Church International as Production Manager and my wife is the Media Director for the television ministry.
My wife Tamela is the Television Station Manager at Trinity Broadcasting Network where she has worked for the last 13 years hosting shows, producing and directing local and national programs for TBN.
Life & Professional Aspirations:
Being a better father by spending more time with my kids. I live a very fast paced and I often have a full schedule and I often don't have enough time for my kids. I would like to spend more time at home with my wonderful wife Tamela and my very intelligent son Marshonn and my beautiful daughter Micah . I am sometimes so focused on becoming the best broadcasting teacher, mentor , business owner and director of a television program that I loose sight of gods plan for my life.
I do want to be the best at whatever I do but I want god and my family to be the number one things in my life first!
Being that I came from a single parent household like most African American young men do I want more for my family!
I am also dedicated to mentoring the African American young men who are students of mine by encouraging they can be anything they want to!
Showing them how to become very knowledgeable of how black men must take their place in life and being there for our families!
To become a very successful, and a wealthy individual in the field of Broadcast Journalism/Television Production! Starting a production company for high school and college students where they can gain experience in the field of broadcast journalism.
Starting a catering business called ShonnMicah's after my two children.
Most Memorable Moment:
1. The night I got back from New York from NBC (August 28, 1997) and asked my girlfriend to marry me (Tamela Woods-Calvin)
2. Interning in New York for NBC NEWS doing presentations for Bob Wright C.E.O. of NBC, Bill Cosby, Bill Gates (Microsoft C.E.O.), John O'Connor, Executive Producer for Dateline NBC, and legendary broadcaster Tom Brokaw. Working with Linda Dano, Rhonda Ross, and Henry Simmons on the soap opera "Another World"it last season on the air at NBC Eastcoast Operation's Brooklyn Studios.
3. My college graduation April 26, 1998.
4. My job at WTVA News Channel 9.
5. Meeting all my friends at Rust College
High School: Kankakee High School in Kankakee, IL
class of 1993
Activities & Accomplishments:
I enjoyed spending a lot of time with family, friends and playing lots of basketball back home in Kankakee, Illinois.
Playing basketball for Kankakee High School "Kays" being in art classes hanging
Best Memories:
Hanging with my friends on Lake Shore Drive, Navy Pier, Lincoln, Brickyard and Orland Square Mall on shopping spree's with all the fubs!
Playing basketball with one of my best friends Sanford Saxson before he died and seeing him dunk one last time the friday before he died! 1993 :>(
Having Twista kick it at my high school and perform a concert for my graduating class and him picking one of my boys DJ. ICY DRE to be his DJ and then signing him to a contract. :>)
Meeting Michael Jordan on Lake Shore Drive after a basketball game.
Going to the old Bulls Stadium to see Michael and the Bulls beat the breaks off everybody in the 1990's!
KHS Senior Trips!!!!!!
Having the best gear in High School!!!!!
Being the flyest with a high top fade!!!
Kicking it with all my friendzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kicking it at Justin Copeland and Mike Hersher's house party's eating all those steak and shrimp meals wishing it would last forever especially in college when we were broke and hungry!!! ha!! ha!!
I am so blessed to be alive today! God has brought me a mighty long way. I am so glad to be a strong loving husband, father, son and friend. This birthay is really special to me because I finally kno ...more
Posted by Marshonn Calvin on January 2nd, 2007 • 420 Views
I am so blessed to be alive today! God has brought me a mighty long way. I am so glad to be a loving husband, father, son and friend. This birthay is really special to me because I finally know what ...more
Posted by Marshonn Calvin on January 2nd, 2007 • 377 Views
Marshonn this Steph, Ryan Smith's sister! Please tell Tam that I said hello! Tell her to email me at smithste@ips.k12.in.us
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Stephanie Smith on 08/25/2009
