We already shared with you what a fun time we had last night helping out the Special Olympics, but we wanted to give a special thanks to our emcee, Ryan Hupfer (aka Hup). Ryan is just an all-around cool guy, and he did an awesome job at the event. His energy and sense of humor was much appreciated! Ryan is a long-time friend and coach to the Special Olympics, so this was not just a “do-gooder” event for him. You may recognize Ryan from Channel 13 here in Indy – his mug can be seen in the early a.m. hours on the morning show.

What you may not know is that Ryan is the king of social networking and digital video and he is working on a bunch of really cool projects. He already pulled together a video from last night that you can watch below. He wrote the book “MySpace For Dummies” (cha-ching!) that comes out soon, and he has a Web buzz all his own from his HupsHoopty.com video diaries. On top of that, he also works with a very innovative Carmel company called MediaSauce, a marketing firm with a focus on interactive and emerging media. As you can see, Ryan has little “free” time, so we’re grateful he was able to spend his Sunday afternoon with us!

Just thought we’d give our emcee a few props. If you haven’t gotten enough Hup, you can stalk him on his MySpace page.