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OU Bomb Coverage....

M

MediaMogul

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Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing most people did was flipped through the stations on their walkmans... I asked people around me what station they were tuning to and amazingly the most common response was WKY.

KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with about a forty five second report over the phone. This was at the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the 10:00 hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went into a "best of" program without any type of coverage....

I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could have cared less...

I would think given the current state of our nation and the history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media outlets would have given this story more than a brief mention, especially when it was the top story for at least one national newscast.

This was a time when someone really could have shined, given that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were left wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk stations for the simple fact that when things like this happen, you could count on the fact that it would get more than a forty-five second report.
 
Here here...

Just another sad illustration on the state of modern radio's local complacency.

But whom am I to talk?

My station VT's as much as any.








> Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and
> hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing most
> people did was flipped through the stations on their
> walkmans... I asked people around me what station they were
> tuning to and amazingly the most common response was WKY.
>
> KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with
> about a forty five second report over the phone. This was at
> the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the 10:00
> hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went into
> a "best of" program without any type of coverage....
>
> I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic
> after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were
> closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could
> have cared less...
>
> I would think given the current state of our nation and the
> history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media
> outlets would have given this story more than a brief
> mention, especially when it was the top story for at least
> one national newscast.
>
> This was a time when someone really could have shined, given
> that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were left
> wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only
> medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me
> really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk
> stations for the simple fact that when things like this
> happen, you could count on the fact that it would get more
> than a forty-five second report.
>
 
Gary, change things for the better

> Here here...
>
> Just another sad illustration on the state of modern radio's
> local complacency.
>
> But whom am I to talk?
>
> My station VT's as much as any.


Gary, then why don't you try to change things there?

Speak up.

Be a progressive instead of a conservative ... change for the better instead of the status quo.

As bad as "The Oklahoman" is, and journalism reviews have rated it one of the worst newspapers in the United States, it sure beats what passes for news on radio in Oklahoma City ... and Dallas where I live.

When I worked at WKY as a DJ in the 1970s, news coverage was far better then on a top-40, personality-music oriented format than it is today as a talker.

No comparision.



>>Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and
> > hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing most
> > people did was flipped through the stations on their
> > walkmans... I asked people around me what station they
> were
> > tuning to and amazingly the most common response was WKY.
>
> >
> > KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with
> > about a forty five second report over the phone. This was
> at
> > the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the
> 10:00
> > hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went
> into
> > a "best of" program without any type of coverage....
> >
> > I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic
> > after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were
> > closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could
> > have cared less...
> >
> > I would think given the current state of our nation and
> the
> > history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media
> > outlets would have given this story more than a brief
> > mention, especially when it was the top story for at least
>
> > one national newscast.
> >
> > This was a time when someone really could have shined,
> given
> > that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were
> left
> > wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only
> > medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me
> > really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk
> > stations for the simple fact that when things like this
> > happen, you could count on the fact that it would get more
>
> > than a forty-five second report.
> >
>
 
I had left the game about 30 minutes before the blast occurred (minor emergency at home), and was listening to the game. Bob Barry asked Mark Rodgers on the air what the explosion was, and he said he didn't know. Later, between the 3rd and 4th quarter, they took a phone call from school prez David Boren, who termed it a "law-enforcement incident", and asked spectators to stay clear of the west side of the stadium.

I think he and school police got the sense early on that this was just a messed-up kid and not a terrorism issue.

And you felt the blast in the stadium? A co-worker was walking just a short distance away from the site. He heard it, saw the flash, and just felt a small rumble.

> Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and
> hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing most
> people did was flipped through the stations on their
> walkmans... I asked people around me what station they were
> tuning to and amazingly the most common response was WKY.
>
> KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with
> about a forty five second report over the phone. This was at
> the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the 10:00
> hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went into
> a "best of" program without any type of coverage....
>
> I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic
> after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were
> closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could
> have cared less...
>
> I would think given the current state of our nation and the
> history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media
> outlets would have given this story more than a brief
> mention, especially when it was the top story for at least
> one national newscast.
>
> This was a time when someone really could have shined, given
> that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were left
> wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only
> medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me
> really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk
> stations for the simple fact that when things like this
> happen, you could count on the fact that it would get more
> than a forty-five second report.
>
 
> I had left the game about 30 minutes before the blast
> occurred (minor emergency at home), and was listening to the
> game. Bob Barry asked Mark Rodgers on the air what the
> explosion was, and he said he didn't know. Later, between
> the 3rd and 4th quarter, they took a phone call from school
> prez David Boren, who termed it a "law-enforcement
> incident", and asked spectators to stay clear of the west
> side of the stadium.
>
> I think he and school police got the sense early on that
> this was just a messed-up kid and not a terrorism issue.
>
> And you felt the blast in the stadium? A co-worker was
> walking just a short distance away from the site. He heard
> it, saw the flash, and just felt a small rumble.
>

Yeah there was a distinct THUD.... and then you could hear the echo over the back of the stadium. That was the most bizarre thing
 
Re: Gary, change things for the better

> > Here here...
> >
> > Just another sad illustration on the state of modern
> radio's
> > local complacency.
> >
> > But whom am I to talk?
> >
> > My station VT's as much as any.
>
>
> Gary, then why don't you try to change things there?
>
> Speak up.
>
> Be a progressive instead of a conservative ... change for
> the better instead of the status quo.
>
> As bad as "The Oklahoman" is, and journalism reviews have
> rated it one of the worst newspapers in the United States,
> it sure beats what passes for news on radio in Oklahoma City
> ... and Dallas where I live.
>
> When I worked at WKY as a DJ in the 1970s, news coverage was
> far better then on a top-40, personality-music oriented
> format than it is today as a talker.
>
> No comparision.
>
>
>
> >>Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and
> > > hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing
> most
> > > people did was flipped through the stations on their
> > > walkmans... I asked people around me what station they
> > were
> > > tuning to and amazingly the most common response was
> WKY.
I was listening to WKY that night I don't know why I didnot have it on KOKC than. I was listening to WKY while riding my bike in my hometown of Carrollton TX a northern suburb of Dallas.
> >
> > >
> > > KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with
> > > about a forty five second report over the phone. This
> was
> > at
> > > the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the
> > 10:00
> > > hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went
> > into
> > > a "best of" program without any type of coverage....
> > >
> > > I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic
>
> > > after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were
>
> > > closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could
>
> > > have cared less...
> > >
> > > I would think given the current state of our nation and
> > the
> > > history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media
>
> > > outlets would have given this story more than a brief
> > > mention, especially when it was the top story for at
> least
> >
> > > one national newscast.
> > >
> > > This was a time when someone really could have shined,
> > given
> > > that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were
> > left
> > > wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only
> > > medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me
> > > really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk
> > > stations for the simple fact that when things like this
> > > happen, you could count on the fact that it would get
> more
> >
> > > than a forty-five second report.
> > >
> >
>
I will be coming up there this Saturday. My parents footballteam A&M Kingsville plays some team up in Edmond and was wondering what channell the "Texas OU" or "OU Texas" game will be broadcasted on? I think that it is KOKC 1520, but I've been wrong before.<P ID="signature">______________
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Re: Gary, change things for the better

OU games air in the OKC area on KRXO 107.7 and KOKC 1520

> I will be coming up there this Saturday. My parents
> footballteam A&M Kingsville plays some team up in Edmond and
> was wondering what channell the "Texas OU" or "OU Texas"
> game will be broadcasted on? I think that it is KOKC 1520,
> but I've been wrong before.
>
 
Re: Gary, change things for the better

Your comparison of a '70s Top 40's news coverage to a current News/Talk's news coverage is a very telling one. I agree totally.

The radio industry is run by bean-counters who don't give a rat's ass about radio, or about the listeners, or even public safety. The deterioration has happened so gradually that the public, as a whole hasn't even noticed that what they're listening to today absolutely sucks compared to what was available on the radio 20 of so years ago. This applies not only to news, but to every facet of radio programming, music, personalities, etc.

> > Here here...
> >
> > Just another sad illustration on the state of modern
> radio's
> > local complacency.
> >
> > But whom am I to talk?
> >
> > My station VT's as much as any.
>
>
> Gary, then why don't you try to change things there?
>
> Speak up.
>
> Be a progressive instead of a conservative ... change for
> the better instead of the status quo.
>
> As bad as "The Oklahoman" is, and journalism reviews have
> rated it one of the worst newspapers in the United States,
> it sure beats what passes for news on radio in Oklahoma City
> ... and Dallas where I live.
>
> When I worked at WKY as a DJ in the 1970s, news coverage was
> far better then on a top-40, personality-music oriented
> format than it is today as a talker.
>
> No comparision.
>
>
>
> >>Having attended the OU-Kansas State game last night and
> > > hearing/feeling the blast for myself the first thing
> most
> > > people did was flipped through the stations on their
> > > walkmans... I asked people around me what station they
> > were
> > > tuning to and amazingly the most common response was
> WKY.
> >
> > >
> > > KTOK had Jerry Bowman at the scene and he broke in with
> > > about a forty five second report over the phone. This
> was
> > at
> > > the beginning of the fourth quarter. At the top of the
> > 10:00
> > > hour it was the top story on Fox News... KTOK then went
> > into
> > > a "best of" program without any type of coverage....
> > >
> > > I listened to the Sports Animal while waiting in traffic
>
> > > after the game... they briefly mentioned what exits were
>
> > > closed "because some dude blew himself up..." They could
>
> > > have cared less...
> > >
> > > I would think given the current state of our nation and
> > the
> > > history we have of terrorism here in Oklahoma, our media
>
> > > outlets would have given this story more than a brief
> > > mention, especially when it was the top story for at
> least
> >
> > > one national newscast.
> > >
> > > This was a time when someone really could have shined,
> > given
> > > that a good chunk of the 84,000 people in one area were
> > left
> > > wondering, "What in the hell is going on?" and the only
> > > medium they had to turn to was their radio. It makes me
> > > really want to become the PD of one of OKC's news/talk
> > > stations for the simple fact that when things like this
> > > happen, you could count on the fact that it would get
> more
> >
> > > than a forty-five second report.
> > >
> >
>
 
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