Bob Hammond
President and Executive Producer of Media Solutions, Inc.

With over twenty five years experience in video production as well as being a news videographer for 10 years, Bob Hammond has won over twenty awards for his work. In addition to his commercial production, Bob has worked on many national TV shows including VH1 “Behind the Music”, Entertainment Tonight, MTV, Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, A&E’s Intervention, Canada Intervention, Super Bowls and The World Series. In 2007, Media Solutions was made the official production company for the Fiesta Bowl.

As Executive Producer for Arizona Highways Television with Robin Sewell, Bob has had the privilege to bring one of the worlds most renowned brands, Arizona Highways, to the small screen. The show, which traverses Arizona’s diverse landscape, highlighting the engaging people and spectacular places that make the Grand Canyon State unforgettable, has earned Bob 4 Emmys for his work on this very successful TV show. Arizona Highways Television is in it’s fifth season with over 100 episodes produced.

Hammond has had the opportunity to also work on very unique projects as spending 2 years covering the US Border Patrol and spending 1 year shooting the Grand Opening of 25 Planet Hollywood’s around the country.

Active in organization both within and outside the media and television industry, Bob Hammond through his company, Media Solutions, has helped support several charities with donations and the production of several PSAs and fund raising videos. They include, Alzheimer’s Association Desert SW, The Arizona Humane Society, Totem Learning Center, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The White Mountain Humane Society, Foundation for the Blind, Phoenix Children’s Hospital & The Oral Cancer Foundation.

 

Duane Oldham
Project Manager/Videographer

Duane Oldham is a professional photographer and producer with over 17 years of experience in broadcast, corporate and commercial video production. Duane has been shooting and producing commercials, network news, entertainment programming, corporate videos, sporting events and capital campaign videos with great success for many years. He is well versed in the most up-to-date video production technologies and has the ability to effectively manage large scale productions with great success. In addition to shooting various sporting events for numerous national clients, he is also well versed in the workings of the Fiesta Bowl Festival of Events and has experience managing the photography and editing of these events.

 

Jeff Cooper
Videographer/Editor

Jeffrey Cooper is a director of photography, camera operator and video editor with over 20 years of diverse experience in the video production and television industries.

His credits include a long list of national entertainment and documentary-style television programs airing on major networks. Jeff’s corporate communications work includes marketing and promotional videos for hotels and resorts, corporate event videos, and numerous other internal corporate video projects for major companies.

 

Roger Denman
Videographer

Roger has over 14 years of experience as a videographer based in Phoenix, AZ. He has shot a wide variety projects and would consider shooting sports to be one of his specialties.

He has shot all of the Fiesta Bowl events, including the games, over the last nine years and produced and edited two Fiesta Bowl year end videos. Roger also operated the end zone and sideline cameras for both Arizona Cardinals and Arizona State Sun Devils football.

Roger Denman’s other sports experience includes shooting Phoenix Suns games, Spring Training baseball, golf, auto racing, and motor cross.

 

Eric Robertucci
Editor

Eric Robertucci has over 15 years of experience in television production, 7 of them being the main editor for the Fiesta Bowl projects with Media Solutions. His past projects include being a news editor & special projects for KTVK 3TV, and work on broadcast series including "Arizona Highways TV" and "Sonoran Living”. Eric has served in US Army for 10 years.

 

Diana Rodriguez-Beaugrand
Producer

Executive Producer Diana Rodriguez-Beaugrand is an Emmy Award winning Producer of Arizona Highways Television and former Executive Producer of Local Programming for Scripps Howard television station KNXV in Phoenix. Diana has an extensive background in launching successful television programming and television segments.

A native of Arizona, Diana is a third generation Mexican American with a deep understanding of the culture and heritage of the Arizona Hispanic community. Diana attended Arizona State University, graduating with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Upon graduation Diana began her television career as a News Producer and occasional sports writer for KTVK and would further her career at KPNX, as a Special Projects Producer where she would hone her talents for longer format pieces. In 1994 KNXV, a Scripps Howard owned Television Station, offered her a position, which allowed her an opportunity to utilize her craft and create sponsored vignettes called “Arizona Short Stories”. The marketing success of the nightly “news” segment earned Diana a major promotion to create local programming for the station. Sonoran Living would be Diana’s next accomplishment; her tenure with the show made Sonoran Living a revenue generating success and has become the “blueprint” for Scripps Howard Stations across the country.

 

Floyd Simmons
Sports Producer/Reporter

For the past 23 years he has hosted The Friday Night Football Show, covering prep, collegiate and professional football. In this capacity, and others, he has interviewed innumerable college and professional level coaches, athletes and personalities.

Since 2007, Floyd has published the regional Sports Zone Magazine, where he has been a contributor as editor and writer. During this time he has covered the Arizona State Sun Devils, the Arizona Wildcats, the Phoenix Suns, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Arizona Cardinals. Additionally, he has provided video and written coverage of three Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl games and three Fiesta Bowl games, including the 2011 BCS National Championship Game. His work has included working the Fiesta Bowl as a photographer and writer.

Floyd’s has extensive experience video and radio production, reporting and hosting. He also has two decades of experience as a sports writer, script writer and copy writing.

 

Zac Markey
Editor

A graduate from Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, Zac was hired as an assistant editor but because of his skill level and experience, he has become an outstanding editor. Zac edits our ADT and Dish TV commercials and will be helping with the Fiesta Bowl videos.

 

Ashley Goddard
Producer/Production Assistant

Ashley Goddard is a film production student, writer, director and producer with interests in videography and editing. Her projects include writing original screenplays, directing short films, and promoting local musicians by filming and editing live performances in the Phoenix area.

Ashley started working for Media Solutions in 2015 as a production assistant and has worked her way up to producer, screenwriter, and social media ambassador. Some of her work involvement includes George Brazil A/C and Heating, George Brazil Plumbing and Electric, St. Mary’s Food Bank, and the “Slim down with Spirit” campaign for the Fiesta Bowl.