Andrew W. Griffin - Editor
Phone - 405-420-2940
Email - reddirtreporter@gmail.com

Ted H. Smith - Contributor
Phone - 405-209-8346
Email - iscout11@msn.com

Andrew W. Griffin received his Bachelor of Science in Journalism from John Brown University. Griffin has been a journalist for over fifteen years covering everything from the court/police beat to the arts and entertainment. After stints at newspapers in Arkansas and Alabama, Griffin went to work at the Waxahachie Daily Light. in Texas and then moved on to The Town Talk. newspaper in Alexandria, Louisiana. In 2005, Griffin moved to Oklahoma to work at The Lawton Constitution. covering the court/police and sports beats. In 2006, Griffin re-located to the Oklahoma City metro area where he launched the Oklahoma online newspaper Red Dirt Report. (www.reddirtreport.com) and continued working as a freelance reporter covering everything from politics to music. He currently writes for the Pop section of The Norman Transcript. and The Current., an entertainment paper out of Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

He has also written for other publications including the Birmingham Weekly, Distinctly Oklahoma, Edmond Outlook, Texas Music Times and Best in Texas as well as online publications including CountryStandardTime.com, PopMatters.com, and Tollbooth.org.

Griffin devotes much of his time working on investigative pieces – stories that the state media is not thoroughly covering. He also enjoys covering music and entertainment stories. Red Dirt Report. was recently listed on Oklahoma’s “Your Vote Counts” political TV program on News 9 as one of the top political blogs in the Sooner State.

Griffin, a member of the Oklahoma Press Association, also appears regularly as a guest on The Scott Mitchell Show. on the Radio Oklahoma Network.

In his spare time, Griffin is working on a book titled 1966:The Most Important Year in Rock n Roll.

Ted H. Smith is a 1966 graduate of Texas A&M University. He received his Master Degree in Education in 1975 from Oklahoma City University. He is a retired Lt. Col. of the U.S. Army, with 24 years of service.

Smith’s career includes four years with the Comptroller of the Currency, four years in the banking industry, six years in the oil and gas industry and 17 years in the brokerage industry. Presently, Smith has his own maintenance business. Smith’s interests are politics, history, geophysics, weather, travel and biking. He has been married for over 40 years. Smith also has three wonderful daughters and three exceptional son-in-laws.

Smith brings a fresh perspective to Red Dirt Report by offering insightful political commentary and coverage of business affairs and world events. He also writes about things close to home, including issues involving the city council and local politics.