MARCUS EUBANKS

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 MARCUS EUBANKS

When it comes to the business of broadcast media and communications, Marcus Eubanks has carved a dynamic path.  In 1999, Marcus started his first job in his chosen career field.  He performed, initially, as the morning editor for one of Little Rock, Arkansas' a local news station.  He moved quickly into a role as a videographer at the same station before accepting a higher paying position at the different station in Memphis, Tennessee.  While in Memphis, Eubanks began to soar as he connected with stars like Monique, Denzel Washington, Mike Tyson, and Lennox Lewis during interviews at the station.

 The events of the infamous 9-11 attacks gave Marcus a different perspective of life which made him want to be closer to his family back in Arkansas.  After moving back to Little Rock with no job, Eubanks connected with the Good Morning America's current anchor, TJ Holmes, who put a good word in for him at Today's THV, a news station in his hometown.  This would prove to be the pivotal opportunity that would set up the ambition and drive for Marcus show what he really could achieve.

 At this station, general manager, Larry Audas, took Eubanks under his wing and allowed him to get a full understanding of how a television station operates.  Hired on as a videographer, Marcus quickly jumped at the chance to show he could do it all by shooting, editing and voicing news stories about current events.  This showed the general manager Eubanks would go above and beyond his regular duties, so he gave him more.  In 2007, Eubanks became a multi-media journalist covering everything from tornados to the NCAA tournament in Raleigh, North Carolina when the Arkansas Razorbacks played the North Carolina Tarheels in the first round of the tournament.

 In 2009, Eubanks decided to open his own production company but with little success.  The first year went well a far as video, but his company was not full service enough to handle any big clients.  This made Marcus re-evaluate his decision, but it did not detour his drive.  In 2010, he taught himself the in-and-outs of still photography and graphic design after a trip to Washington D.C. and Baltimore, MD looking for employment.  He found out in larger markets you must bring more than camera skills to the table to land higher paying opportunities.

 Eubanks was never formally hired into any position on the east coast, mostly because he still held residence in Arkansas.  No one took a chance on giving him an opportunity that far away without already having an address in that area of the country. 

  Then in 2015, another chance in the news industry came to him after a colleague realized what an asset, he could be at a station full of fresh-out-of-college journalist.  He jumped into action as he was hired on at the station.

He quickly became an integral part of the entire operation at the station not only from a production standpoint but also from a managerial aspect.  He groomed several videographers and reporters from a hands-on, show and prove position.  He sat in on all news meeting and brought story ideas.  He covered all the biggest stories from the Baton Rouge police shooting in Louisiana to the Hurricane Hervey disaster in Houston, Texas as well as politics and sports in Little Rock, Arkansas.  He was completing all task with a certain fervency that showed he appreciated the opportunity.  

In October 2017, Marcus would again be faced with emotional turmoil that he would use to stoke the fires of his creativity.   A day before his birthday, Eubanks found out his older brother died of an overdose while in the Brickey correctional facility in east Arkansas.  After seven days of bereavement, the first assignment he received upon arriving back at the station would be a special report story about the little-known events of the summer of 1919 in Elaine, Arkansas.  With this story, Eubanks' emotions, perseverance, and skill set would all rise to the challenge of taking viewers into the past and would become the magnum opus of his career.  The product was masterfully crafted with sound effects, graphics, and writing by news anchor, Ashley Ketz, that Eubanks critiqued and had changes made until it met a standard befitting the weight of the historic event that it covered.  In April of 2018, Eubanks again struck out on his own due to differences with management but not before submitting the story for recognition to the Mid-South Regional Emmy Awards.  On September 23, 2018, Eubanks and Ketz were announced as the winner for their story, 'Elaine Massacre Gets a Second Look 98 Years Later.'

 After a bit of a hiatus from the spotlight, Eubanks found another major opportunity that would catapult him back into notoriety when purchased and developed his Roku channel, Resurgent TV and had it incorporated in January of 2021.