I’m Chris Holmes, co-host of the Big Picture Morning Show. I also enjoy my work as a sports and news contributor on KSUB. I hold a Masters of Professional Communication degree from Southern Utah University. While at SUU my work received numerous awards including the 2009 King Foundation Best of Festival Award in the National Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. I live in Cedar City, with wife, Marie.
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SUU Signs UTEP Transfer
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Jamari Sibley (Milwaukee, WI) is the latest recruit to join Rob Jeter and the Southern Utah men's basketball team. The 6'8, 190lb junior is joining the Thunderbirds from the University of Texas El Paso, where he spent the last two seasons.
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SUU Basketball Adds Two More Talented Shooters
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Men's basketball is excited to announce the signing of 6'2 guard Harrison Reede (Aberdeen, SD), and Tainui Taiaroa, a 6'6" combo guard (Las Cruces, NM).
Reede will join SUU from PHHoenix Prep, one of Arizona's premier basketball prep schools.
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Rebuilding SUU Basketball Adds Two Bigs and Guard
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Southern Utah University and head men's basketball coach Rob Jeter has announced the signing of two new Thunderbirds: Jamir Simpson (Lima, OH) and Nestor Dyachok (Moscow, Russia).
Simpson is a 6'6 forward, and a redshirt junior from Lima, Ohio who most recently was playing at the University of Wisconsin–Parkside.
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Jon Oglesby Named Utah Summer Games Director
Jonathan Oglesby has been selected as the new executive director of the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games, and will officially begin his appointment on June 1, 2023.
“We are thrilled to have Jon at the helm of the Larry H. Miller Utah Summer Games,” said Southern Utah University President Mindy Benson. “His exten...
Natural Talent, Hard Work Pay Off for Cedar High Runner
Cedar High School - Cedar High senior Logan Peel signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Southern Utah University, and complete as a member of the Thunderbird Cross-Country team.
Logan has a 4A State Championship under his belt as a junior, and strong finishes as a sophomore and senior...
Rob Jeter Continues to Fill Staff With Hiring of Hanson
CEDAR CITY, Utah – SUU men's basketball and head coach Rob Jeter are excited to announce the hiring of Allan Hanson who joins Southern Utah from Western Illinois, where he was an assistant for coach Jeter.
Coach Jeter had this to say about Hanson. "It's imp
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SUU Basketball Adds Another Veteran Coach to Rob Jeter’s Staff
CEDAR CITY, Utah – SUU and men's basketball head coach Rob Jeter announced the hiring of Donald Williams to be an assistant coach.
Williams has over 20 years of coaching experience, including 10 years at the Division I level. Most recently, as the assistant coach at the College of Southern Nevada.
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SUU Basketball Adds Seasoned Assistant Coach
CEDAR CITY, Utah – Southern Utah University and head men's basketball coach Rob Jeter are excited to announce the addition of assistant coach Shaun Gutting.
Gutting comes to Southern Utah by way of Casper College, where he was the head coach for the last four years. In h
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Cedar Senior Signs NLI, Makes History
Cedar High School - Cedar High wrestler Melbourne Earl has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Snow Junior College and compete with the Badger's as a wrestler. In doing so, Mel becomes the first female Cedar High wrestler to move on to the next level in the program's history.
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SUU Gymnastics Sets School Record in Victory at BYU
CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Flippin' Birds stayed unbeaten in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference with an impressive road win Friday night (2/10/23) against BYU 197.125-196.150. The last time that Southern Utah outscored the Cougars in Provo was in 2019 at the MRGC Championships
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