Wednesday 19 Jun
 
 
 

OKG Newsletter


Topic: KWTV

Barber brawl

Throwdown at the OK Salon?


CFN

Gazette staff
Look, we’ve all had bad experiences at the hair salon. You give a stylist a photo to emulate, they butcher it, you smile and say you love it, pay and go home to quietly weep.
 
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Super sizing


CFN

Gazette staff
There’s nothing like a hailstorm to inspire the creativity of TV meteorologists. The May 29 hail that attacked the metro is a prime example. As chunks of ice rained down, the weather guys took to the airwaves to describe just how big the hail was.
 
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

So long, Mary Ann


CFN

Gazette staff
In terms of job security, TV news director ranks somewhere between major-league baseball manager and suicide bomber. KFOR Channel 4 and news director Mary Ann Eckstein have parted ways after her being with the station for 33 years. Reasons for Eckstein’s departure remain murky, but sources say there were long-simmering tensions between her and KFOR General Manager Wes Milbourn.
 
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Watching history

A treasure trove of Oklahoma TV news footage is donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society


News

Rachael Cervenka
Today, the Oklahoma Historical Society accepted a donation from Griffin Communications containing a treasure trove of television news footage: all archives documenting the nearly 50 years of significant news coverage by the company, which owns Oklahoma City’s KWTV Channel 9 and Tulsa’s KOTV Channel 6.
 
Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Mother and son

A Moore woman, her son and a small dog experience the ordeal of May 20.


News

Tim Farley
In the wake of the sorrow and tears surrounding the May 20 tornado, a small but welcome dose of laughter and smiles arrived when an injured Moore woman, Pam Chandler, was reunited with her dog, a black dachshund named Abby.
 
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

In cars

A TV meteorologist’s urging to ‘drive south’ during the May 31 tornado sparks a storm of anger on social media.


News

Tim Farley
Spencer Hicks won’t be watching or listening to KFOR Channel 4 meteorologist Mike Morgan anymore.
 
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
 
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