The madness started Monday. “WINTER STORM WATCH” glared across the TV screens of Oklahomans who watch local news weather teams give their best in predictions and forecasts every day. Meteorologists casually tied what they expected to be the great blizzard of 2018 into their sign-offs throughout the week. “Enjoy that sunshine now because we’re in […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Native Son
Gary England was presented with South Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce’s Native Son Award.
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Jump back, Loretta!
Credit: Brad Gregg After more than 40 years on KWTV Channel 9, the longtime meteorologist will trade in his Doppler for a spiffy corporate role with Griffin Communications, the station’s parent company. England’s final broadcast on Aug. 30 will be a Friday (night in the big town) for the ages. “The impact that he has […]
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In cars
His frustration stems from TV coverage of the EF3 tornado that swept through sections of Central Oklahoma on May 31. That’s when Morgan urged viewers who couldn’t get underground to a shelter to “leave south Oklahoma City and go south. Do it right now.” A little later, Morgan repeated that a tornado warning was in […]
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If I were Santa ….
The biggest plus, of course, is the unbridled joy you’d be able to spread with a special sack of presents. In that giving spirit of Christmas, we asked a host of notable Oklahomans, from elected leaders to burlesque performers, sports superstars to drag queens, what they would do if they were Santa. Responses ranged from […]
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Super sizing
Credit: Brad Gregg KWTV Channel 9’s Gary England and KFOR-TV Channel 4’s Mike Morgan batted around the usual, tiresome comparisons: quarter-sized, golf ball-sized, baseball-sized, softball-sized. Yawn. Morgan briefly livened things by suggesting some of the hail was grapefruit-sized, but we took a look outside and think he got his grapefruits and clementines confused. But then […]
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CFN Quotes of the Week
“This storm means business.” — Gary England, director of meteorology, KWTV, 5:31 p.m. “Tornado debris ball near Route 66 near El Reno coming into Metro. Know where your family members are and warn them.”— Anchor Linda Cavanaugh (linda4news) via TweetDeck, May 24 “Don’t grab your camera! Don’t be a hero!” — Rick Mitchell, chief meteorologist, […]
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Twist off
With the onset of spring comes the beginning of tornado season, that magical time of year wherein your regularly scheduled programming is preempted and your skies turn a foreboding shade of green. Dust off your beer glasses and spray down the rim of your toilet: It’s time for the Gary England drinking game. Invented by […]