Chicken-Fried News

The grand experiment of a one-hour political talk radio show is no more. After nearly a year of cracking jokes, the program known as the “Tailgate Political Hour” on station KTLR-AM 890 goes off the air at the end of this week.   Debuting on the five-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, […]

Oh, wait, you thought fishermen lied when their lips were moving?   Actually, there’s a guy who can speak to that, according to a recent story in The Oklahoman.   John Thomas is Oklahoma’s polygraph technician, administering lie detector tests for Oklahoma’s bass fishing tournaments, according to the Oke.   For those not familiar with […]

As Rudolph Giuliani’s presidential campaign heats up, so does Chicken-Fried News’ irritation at the former New York City mayor’s contract rider. Thanks to OklahomaStateUniversity ” where he spoke in March 2006 ” it’s up for the world to see.   Giuliani won lots of fans nationwide for his handling of Big Apple matters following the […]

What’s in a name? A lot, at least when it comes to one street in Norman. The University of Oklahoma student-run newspaper, The Oklahoma Daily, recently shed light on a street in Campus Corner, which was named after “a one-time grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan.”   The inauspicious stretch of road, DeBarr Avenue, […]

With his “Twister” notoriety long behind him, KWTV Channel 9 meteorologist Gary England was thrust back into the national spotlight thanks to a ribbing from Jon Stewart on a June 14 “The Daily Show” segment. (YouTube video)   Stewart made fun of England’s currently airing tornado promo, which depicts a frightened family running for shelter […]

Note to self: When flying into military airspace, perhaps it’s best not to utter the phrase “hostile takeover” and then turn off your radio. That’s what one pilot did June 11 in the friendly skies over Oklahoma, and found himself with a mess of F-16s on his tail.   According to a report on www.aero-news.net, […]

Police arrested a man recently after a rash of reports that he had been seen all over the Tulsa area exposing himself and wearing a diaper.   According to the Tulsa World and a Fox television report, the diaper flasher would enter a convenience store, go into the bathroom, then emerge in full regalia, sporting […]

Gremlins have taken over legendary Oklahoma City radio station WKY-AM 930, but the moments leading up to the takeover this week were just as interesting for radio listeners.   WKY has been many things over its long history. It played rock, pop and country while under the ownership of the Oklahoma Publishing Co. When it […]

Can’t Brent Rinehart ever get a break?   The OklahomaCounty commissioner, who faces felony charges of money laundering and perjury stemming from his 2004 campaign, last week faced another accuser: the Internet.   The Oklahoman reported that several “party pictures” surfaced of Rinehart on a slide show Web site. In one picture, Rinehart is shown […]

So what does the Video Vigilante do in whatever spare time is not taken up by playing “Candid Camera” with metro-area whores? He reviews eateries, shares gift tips and plays Skip-Bo! Hey, you gotta do something while awaiting trial, right?   Brian Bates ” aka the Video Vigilante, who regularly captures footage of sex-for-cash transactions […]