The sound of folded copies of The Oklahoman slapping concrete in the pre-dawn hours was once familiar, but repeated cuts to the size, coverage, advertising and distribution have left many wondering not only if they will receive their newspaper that day but whether there soon will no longer be a daily newspaper at all. Mary […]
Kelly Dyer Fry
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Chicken-Fried News: 2018 takeout
Fallin away The queen is dead; long live the king. Mary Fallin’s eight-year reign of terror over the state is over, and her successor Kevin Stitt is a political outsider who campaigned on his version of “drain the swamp” but has surrounded himself with insiders during his transition to the Governor’s Mansion. Oh, Gov. Fallin, […]
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Turn the page
Ed Kelley, who has been the paper’s editor since 2003 and worked at the paper for more than 35 years, announced June 10 that he would be leaving to become editor at The Washington Times. Kelly Dyer Fry will become editor of The Oklahoman and serve as vice president of news for OPUBCO. About 10 […]