Derek Marquis was one of the three executive producers of Studio C.
Derek Marquis earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from BYU in 1988, and during his study, he started working for BYUtv in 1984.
He returned to work as a full-time employee in 1991. In the years between these periods, he has worked as a writer, producer, and anchor for the Public Affairs Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as a news anchor and reporter for KSL Radio, and as a news director for KUER Radio in Salt Lake City.
His book is called Till Debt Due Us Part, a book about personal finance, and he has written and instructed a BYU Independent Study course by the same name.
He was named managing director for BYU Broadcasting in 2007, although he has worked as Director of Development & Marketing before that. He is also the Owner and President of his own media company Marquis Media Source.
Until 2017, he was the Executive Producer of several television shows on BYUtv, including Random Acts, Granite Flats, Turning Point and Studio C. He worked with Studio C from Season 1 until Season 7.
His programs have been awarded over 60 Emmy Awards.