Mark Showalter

With everything from graphic design and photography to writing TV and radio scripts, news releases and proposals Mark Showalter may be the quintessential “Jack of All Trades.” Many would not think it’s possible to effectively use both creative and organizational sides of the brain but Mark seems to pull if off. Now, if he could only put the same amount of effort into his golf game. Mark grew up in the Tri-Cities. A graduate of Kennewick High, where he was the senior class president and voted “Most Artistic” in his class. He knew early on that his graphic design skills were going to come in handy. From giant school spirit posters displayed in the high school cafeteria on home football weekends to the clever hand-drawn flyers promoting the latest fraternity fundraising party at W. S. U.

Mark had an early knack for effective communication. Once Mark had graduated from Washington State University, he went off to seek his fortune in Los Angeles. Mark quickly realized you needed to have a fortune to just live there. L.A. was quite the culture shock but he stayed for a year or so working for Vener Imaging Systems. Mark learned everything he could about the print industry and the graphics that needed to be prepared for the medium. Soon the appeal of the “big city” was lost and Mark returned to his native Tri-Cities where he still lives today. Along the way, his work transitioned into the television world, getting his start at a local TV affiliate station.