Focusing on painter and naturalist Ned Smith

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  Marquis Lupton is an On-Air Host/Producer for WITF. A graduate of Shippensburg University (undergrad), and graduate of Morgan State University (graduate), Lupton is happy to bring his unique delivery and background back to Central Pennsylvania. Previously, Marquis worked as a board operator and Club DJ for FM97 WLAN, and later decided to switch gears to pursue television. Switching from radio, Marquis got his start in television working for CNN as a control board operator for the Situation Room and later as an assistant field producer for CNN’s Pentagon Unit. Post-CNN, Lupton decided to get in front of the camera, and became a reporter/anchor making stops at CBS 21, WMDT ABC 47, and NBC 40 in Atlantic City. With a journalism career spanning over a decade, Lupton has had the opportunity to interview people like Sen. Corey Booker, former Gov. Chris Christie, Shaq, Oprah Winfrey, and a lengthy list of Senators, city council members, and State representatives. Marquis also ran a digital media company for 5 years, called TCP Media Group, which was a media company aimed at giving marginalized groups in Pennsylvania a voice. Marquis returned to radio in 2022, and is excited to be back “home” with radio.
  
  Marquis is also a native of Lancaster, and a graduate of Lancaster Catholic High School.

Scott LaMar, John Laskowski, and Adam Steppy

The Spark traveled to the Annual Festival for Nature and Art at MYO Park in Millersburg, Dauphin County last weekend. The festival is staged by the Ned Smith Center for Nature and Art – one of the gems of Central Pennsylvania.

We learned about Ned Smith, one of Pennsylvania’s most renowned outdoors/wildlife painters and naturalists.

Joining us on the program were John Laskowski, a friend of Ned Smith’s and one of the original board members of the Ned Smith center and Adam Steppy, Marketing and program Coordinator at the Ned Smith Center.