He started his first television news job at KVIA when he was hired by Gary Warner in 1994. There he anchored weekends, mornings and even spent two years as a sportscaster. He later work in San Antonio, Albuquerque and twice more in El Paso, once as the prime-time anchor at KDBC and most recently as the morning show anchor at KFOX14. Shelton has earned several broadcasting awards including Reporter of the Year in New Mexico in 2006.