Russell Perry – The Black Chronicle
Livestream – available 11:55am 12-13-2022 In 1979, Russell M. Perry started the Perry Publishing Company with it’s first edition Oklahoma City’s The Black Chronicle newspaper. The Black Chronicle newspaper, a weekly periodical servicing the Oklahoma City metro area’s African American population, has grown into one of the largest paid weekly newspapers in the state of Oklahoma. Currently, […]
Dr. Sean McDaniel – Okla. City Public Schools
Livestream 11:55am With more than three decades of experience in education, Dr. Sean McDaniel was named Superintendent of Schools for Oklahoma City Public Schools in July 2018. McDaniel began his career in education as a language arts instructor at Denver’s Highland High School from 1986-1988. He has served in several teaching, coaching and administrative […]
Jimmy Taylor, Cattle Rancher – U.S. Meat Export Federation, Treasurer of Beef Council
LiveStream 11:55am 11-29-2022 Jimmy Taylor, Cattle Rancher – U.S. Meat Export Federation, Treasurer of Beef Council Jimmy Taylor and his wife Tracy own and operate Taylor Ranch which is located south of Cheyenne, Oklahoma. His great grandfather started putting the ranch together in 1914. It has grown to 12,000 owned and leased acres in the […]
Cindy Byrd – Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector
Livestream – available 11:55am 11-22-22 Cindy Byrd, CPA, is Oklahoma’s 13th State Auditor & Inspector and the first woman elected to serve as the taxpayer’s watchdog. A CPA with almost 25 years of government auditing experience, Cindy began her journey as an auditor in 1997. Throughout her tenure, Cindy has moved through the ranks and […]
Trait Thompson – Oklahoma Capitol Restoration
LiveStream available at 11:55am 11-15-2022 Oklahoma Capitol Remodel Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS) Board of Directors has selected Trait Thompson as the executive director. He reported for duty on January 4, 2021. Thompson began his career with the state as policy director for former Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman. During that four-year service, Thompson […]
Coleman Clark – Story of BC Clark
Livestream available at 11:55am 11-8-2022 Coleman Clark It was 1892 in Indian Territory when B.C. Clark opened his first jewelry store in the corner of a five and dime store. Today, BC Clark Jewelers is Oklahoma’s oldest jewelry store and the oldest retail store in Oklahoma under the same name and ownership. The traditions […]
FlashPoint – Kevin Ogle, Todd Lamb, Mike Turpen
Livestream available 11:55 11-1-22 FlashPoint – Kevin Ogle, Todd Lamb, Mike Turpen Kevin Ogle is an Emmy award winning journalist who anchors the KFOR 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. weeknight news with Joleen Chaney. In addition to his responsibilities as news anchor, Kevin moderates Flashpoint, a political affairs talk show with Mike Turpen and Todd […]
A Conversation with Lee Allan Smith
Livestream – 11:55am 10-25-2022 Oklahoma native Lee Allan Smith graduated from the University of Oklahoma and began his career in radio and television production as a salesman when he joined Gaylord Broadcasting Company’s WKY Radio/TV. He eventually became president and general manager of KTVY (formerly WKY and currently KFOR) television. Smith produced the Stars and […]
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley – Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine Dedication
Livestream 10-18-2022 Most Reverend Paul S. Coakley, S.T.L., D.D. Archbishop Paul S. Coakley was born to John and Mary Coakley in Norfolk, VA in 1955 and lived there with his father, mother and older brother, John, until he was two years old. The family relocated to Metairie, LA where his sister, Mary Christina was […]
Bill Hancock, Executive Director – College Football Playoff
Livestream 11:55am 10-11-22 Bill Hancock has achieved a unique trifecta at the highest echelon of intercollegiate athletics. He was the first full-time director of the NCAA Final Four, the first executive director of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and the first executive director of the College Football Playoff (CFP). Using experiences gained during his remarkable […]
Heath Hayes, Okla. Dept. Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services – National 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Livestream 11:55am 10-4-2022 Chief Communications Officer Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services National 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Heath Holt Hayes resides in Oklahoma City and serves as the Chief Communications Officer for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Heath’s responsibilities are focused on leading a cross-functional […]
Michael Cage & Chris Fisher – OKC Thunder Broadcasting Team
LiveStream 11:55am 9-27-2022 Michael Cage joined the Thunder broadcasting team in 2014 as its television analyst for all Bally Sports Oklahoma broadcasts. Cage played 15 seasons from 1984-2000 as a power forward in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets. He led the NBA in […]