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F60
12-04-2005, 11:35 PM
Anyone remember Ray Preston at channel 4? His wife was killed doing the story about the pilot providing rides without a license. She was killed in a plane crash while giving a demonstration. I knew Ray then and can remember how devastating that was. He is reporting in St Louis now doing quite well.


Just found this site while doing a Google, and read this thread. Wasn't it Devin Scillion who's wife was killed in the aerobatic plane crash. Not actually an aerobatic plane, it was one of those Top Gun outfits that came to AeroSpace America. 4 had him on a few years ago when they were doing a followup on famous Okies. He talked about how the people of OKC had been so kind to him afterwards.

And what was her name?

Mark in Stillwater

okcerintul
12-05-2005, 08:52 AM
Just found this site while doing a Google, and read this thread. Wasn't it Devin Scillion who's wife was killed in the aerobatic plane crash. Not actually an aerobatic plane, it was one of those Top Gun outfits that came to AeroSpace America. 4 had him on a few years ago when they were doing a followup on famous Okies. He talked about how the people of OKC had been so kind to him afterwards.

And what was her name?

Mark in Stillwater

You're thinking of Ray Preston. I think his wife's name was Kathy Jones-Preston. And she wasn't doing a story about pilots without licenses or anything like that, just a story about aerobatic flying. She and the pilot were doing manuevers near the Cimmaron River valley in Kingfisher county. The pilot was performing a diving manuever, but he underestimated his speed, and was unable to pull up in time. The plane slammed belly down into the mostly dry riverbed, and both were killed instantly. A KFOR photog was filming it all, and the footage is very stunning, if you haven't seen it.

I believe Ray Preston is still a reporter at the CBS affiliate in St. Louis, where he's been since just after the crash. Devin Scillian is a top anchor at the NBC affiliate in Detroit, and was getting serious play for a time to replace Brian Williams as anchor of MSNBC's nightly newscast when Williams when to NBC's Nightly News.

F60
12-05-2005, 09:09 AM
OK, you may be right. Neither one's current bios mentions a previous wife who was killed. I remember the incident, and the fact that the other OKC stations sent people to 4 to do their work the day of the funeral so that 4's people could all go to the services. Nice thing to do, I thought.

Scillian was in OKC a year or three ago doing a promo tour for a (children's?) book he wrote, and 4 did an interview/photo essay on him. That's where I'm getting the idea that he left OKC after his wife died, but may not be the same incident as the plane crash. He's got quite a resume these days! You can check out his website at his name period com.

Mark

okcerintul
12-05-2005, 09:43 AM
OK, you may be right. Neither one's current bios mentions a previous wife who was killed. I remember the incident, and the fact that the other OKC stations sent people to 4 to do their work the day of the funeral so that 4's people could all go to the services. Nice thing to do, I thought.

Scillian was in OKC a year or three ago doing a promo tour for a (children's?) book he wrote, and 4 did an interview/photo essay on him. That's where I'm getting the idea that he left OKC after his wife died, but may not be the same incident as the plane crash. He's got quite a resume these days! You can check out his website at his name period com.

Mark

I'll bet Devin was discussing the bombing. I remember in the day or two afterward, channel 4 had a program fairly late a night that consisted of Devin sitting in the newsroom and taking phone calls from viewers. I've never been a big fan of KFOR's news, but I did watch that. It was a break from seeing the damage and hearing about the human toll.

magicchord
12-05-2005, 12:44 PM
I think that Channel 4 call-in show helped make Devin's career. Nice guy, talented.

In addition to writing books, he also writes songs and sings quite well.

(I'm a former Ch. 4 staffer from long ago so I'm biased :))

okcerintul
12-05-2005, 01:04 PM
I think that Channel 4 call-in show helped make Devin's career. Nice guy, talented.

In addition to writing books, he also writes songs and sings quite well.

(I'm a former Ch. 4 staffer from long ago so I'm biased :))

I forgot about his musical talents. I saw him perform at the Oklahoma Opry years ago. Very good.

EdwardEll
12-05-2005, 02:46 PM
Devin Scillian was the main KFOR anchor during the bombing ordeal, Theresa Green was fill in co-anchor. Linda Cavanaugh had been mysteriously gone for a week, with much talk of a face lift...

okcerintul
12-05-2005, 03:12 PM
Devin Scillian was the main KFOR anchor during the bombing ordeal, Theresa Green was fill in co-anchor. Linda Cavanaugh had been mysteriously gone for a week, with much talk of a face lift...

Linda was there. I remember Theresa was the first KFOR reporter at the site, and Linda was in the studio during the late afternoon.

EdwardEll
12-05-2005, 08:23 PM
Sorry to disagree, Devin Scillian and Theresa Green anchored nonstop all day.

okcerintul
12-06-2005, 08:41 AM
Sorry to disagree, Devin Scillian and Theresa Green anchored nonstop all day.

Videotapes from the day show Theresa as the first KFOR anchor on scene that morning, with Linda anchoring from the studio, and Devin in the newsroom for most of the evening. You can purchase tapes from the Bombing Memorial giftshop.

blondie
12-07-2005, 07:07 PM
Linda Cavanaugh was not in Okc on the day of the bombing. She was in Vietnam working on a special series.

EdwardEll
12-07-2005, 08:35 PM
so many lives were changed forever that day, and so many people lost in a senseless act of a couple of demented people.

I for one am glad that the U.S. Government is now actively prosecuting and convicting people who are actively advocating violence against the people and/or government.

Prior to the 911 terrorist attacks, the courts had been held to the former standard of "clear and present danger" which was virtually impossible to prove that these type of ranting people "actually posed a danger" to society, as opposed to ordinary free speech, which is a constitutional right.

okcerintul
12-08-2005, 09:26 AM
Linda Cavanaugh was not in Okc on the day of the bombing. She was in Vietnam working on a special series.

Then I guess her twin was in the KFOR studio that day.

EdwardEll
12-08-2005, 01:21 PM
Since the special coverage of the bombing lasted 10-14 days at least, she did come in on the second week or so...so that would explain her appearance on any video commemorative tape of the news coverage....

okcerintul
12-08-2005, 01:39 PM
Since the special coverage of the bombing lasted 10-14 days at least, she did come in on the second week or so...so that would explain her appearance on any video commemorative tape of the news coverage....

I watched it last night, because I thought the same thing, but this is day of coverage.

blondie
12-08-2005, 03:18 PM
Sorry to keep correcting you.. but Linda Cavanaugh was not in Oklahoma City on April 19,1995.

She did phoners after seeing the coverage while in Vietnam where she was working on a special series with photographer Tony Stizza. She returned to Okc/asap but she was not on the air the day of the bombing... or the day after.
You can call the newsroom at and asked the assignment desk to verify.. but this is the truth.

EdwardEll
12-08-2005, 07:42 PM
Blondie is absolutely correct. I remember watching Theresa Green anchoring and recall she did an excellent job, much better than the competition, Jennifer Reynolds on KWTV-9 and Jennifer Eve on KOCO-5.

If KOCO ever wanted to become a serious contender in the 10:00 news category, they would be wise to hire Theresa Green.

EdwardEll
12-08-2005, 07:46 PM
By the way, while we are discussing how former NewsChannel4 weekend news anchor Theresa Green is such a first rate journalist with a brilliant command of the English language; forgot to mention she is still in the area. She left broadcasting to raise children and is a columnist for the Oklahoma Family magazine.

EdwardEll
12-08-2005, 07:47 PM
the million dollar question in Oklahoma City broadcasting......where is former top rated anchor Rodger Cooper...?

Dave Cook
12-09-2005, 02:48 AM
Just curious if anyone knows what became of the young gal that was on OETA....the Capital reporter....Klare Ly. Is she still working in OKC?

F60
12-09-2005, 10:38 AM
the million dollar question in Oklahoma City broadcasting......where is former top rated anchor Rodger Cooper...?
Roger Cooper is now at KCET in California. See here for his info (Sorry, I can't post urls yet so this is rather kluged, you'll have to type it into your browser, adding all the various and sundry).
kcet(period)org/lifeandtimes/about_us(period)php

Mark S.

F60
12-09-2005, 10:46 AM
Just curious if anyone knows what became of the young gal that was on OETA....the Capital reporter....Klare Ly. Is she still working in OKC?
She was, as of the first week in May, according to the OETA website, working as a reporter for Legislative Week. It airs Sundays at 1 PM, so you might turn it in and see if she is still listed. If she's left OETA, there's nothing about her taking a position at another station that I can find.

Mark

james sheldon
01-06-2006, 03:27 PM
Does anyone know where Ann Halloran is working now?

blondie
01-09-2006, 04:23 PM
Ann Halloran is a Drug Rep in the metro area

EdwardEll
01-09-2006, 07:28 PM
Know this will be a sad post .....just read on a separate blog that the great Anthony Foster, whose career was as weekend morning anchor and city hall reporter for channels 4,5,and 9 during different years, died last year. Anthony was also a gifted vocalist with many friends, family and admirers in the area...

okcerintul
01-10-2006, 08:35 AM
Know this will be a sad post .....just read on a separate blog that the great Anthony Foster, whose career was as weekend morning anchor and city hall reporter for channels 4,5,and 9 during different years, died last year. Anthony was also a gifted vocalist with many friends, family and admirers in the area...

This has been mentioned in here before. It is sad. I remember him at 4 and 5, when was he at 9??

EdwardEll
01-10-2006, 10:30 AM
to my recollection he served as city hall reporter at 4,5,and 9....perhaps we could get the stations to confirm or clarify that comment...

Regardless, the loss of Anthony is a big setback...He was a talented broadcaster and vocalist...

z4evrnevr
02-05-2006, 03:37 PM
Sorry to keep correcting you.. but Linda Cavanaugh was not in Oklahoma City on April 19,1995.

She did phoners after seeing the coverage while in Vietnam where she was working on a special series with photographer Tony Stizza. She returned to Okc/asap but she was not on the air the day of the bombing... or the day after.
You can call the newsroom at and asked the assignment desk to verify.. but this is the truth.

It is the truth...I worked at KFOR from Jan 88 Thu March 95 doing Camera and Chyron..I left KFOR for a downtown job just a few weeks before the bombing..I came back to KFOR to fill in when local TV was going 24hrs a day the few days after bombing..Linda talks about the strange feeling she got when she woke up in a Vietnam hotel room, turns on the TV, and sees KFOR being broadcast in her Hotel Room TV. One of the major networks or Vietnamese TV was using KFOR video to do their bombing story. She was on a plane back to the US shortly after that.

pwalker
06-24-2007, 08:24 PM
I notice this thread has not been updated for awhile, so I hope I'm not preaching to the choir here....

I lived in OKC way back in '85, and was impressed with what a pretty good local news market it was. At the time Bowen was doing his thing at Gannett-5. 9 was up and coming, and 4 was very old-school back then.

So I was wondering...whatever did become of Patti Suarez? She WAS good. Roger Cooper I understand is working for KCEP in Southern California.

And, both Jerry Adams and Jerry Bowen in trouble with the law? What is that all about? They seemed like such upstanding people back in the mid-80's.

Dan Slocum became "Eric" Slocum when he moved on to KOMO in Seattle, probably because their principle anchor was named "Dan". Eric (Dan), eventually was dropped from KOMOTV, but is now doing news on KOMO-AM radio.

pwalker
06-24-2007, 09:02 PM
BTW, will be in OKC next week for the first time in 20 years! Will be interesting to see how the city has changed. Back in the 80's, my impression was it was a big, small city that had great aspirations. Not sure 20 years later that has occured...but look forward to seeing the place a couple decades later! For you natives, has it really changed in the past two decades?

Intrepid
06-24-2007, 10:01 PM
So I was wondering...whatever did become of Patti Suarez? She WAS good.

Last I heard Patti Suarez is an anchor for a Fox affiliate in Los Angeles. She is also an aspiring actress.

She even has an entry on IMDB:

Patti Davis Suarez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836853/)

Intrepid
06-24-2007, 10:12 PM
Last I heard Patti Suarez is an anchor for a Fox affiliate in Los Angeles. She is also an aspiring actress.

She even has an entry on IMDB:

Patti Davis Suarez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836853/)

I just read more information on her IMDB page:

(2005) After leaving Southern California, moved to Arizona and began new career as a popular theatre performer in Arizona at the Arizona Theatre Company

Patti Davis Suarez - Biography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0836853/bio)

SuperScooper
06-25-2007, 12:37 AM
I notice this thread has not been updated for awhile, so I hope I'm not preaching to the choir here....

I lived in OKC way back in '85, and was impressed with what a pretty good local news market it was. At the time Bowen was doing his thing at Gannett-5. 9 was up and coming, and 4 was very old-school back then.

So I was wondering...whatever did become of Patti Suarez? She WAS good. Roger Cooper I understand is working for KCEP in Southern California.

And, both Jerry Adams and Jerry Bowen in trouble with the law? What is that all about? They seemed like such upstanding people back in the mid-80's.

Dan Slocum became "Eric" Slocum when he moved on to KOMO in Seattle, probably because their principle anchor was named "Dan". Eric (Dan), eventually was dropped from KOMOTV, but is now doing news on KOMO-AM radio.

Bowen was doing advertising for Economy Hearing Aids then he got busted for stalking a woman who rejected his marriage proposal. He was caught wearing a fur coat and a fake beard.


This from 1996:

Former television news anchor Jerry Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) has pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge in exchange for a five-year deferred sentence, an Oklahoma County (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Oklahoma+County&CATEGORY=COUNTY) prosecutor said Thursday.

http://promos.newsok.com/adlog.php?bannerid=3323&clientid=2187&zoneid=485&source=&block=0&capping=0&cb=0201666d7cb2c2ba9ce6c3b048684d17
In a plea bargain with prosecutors, Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) received a deferred sentence, meaning he will not have a criminal record if he successfully completes the five years of probation.

Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) pleaded guilty last Friday before Oklahoma County (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Oklahoma+County&CATEGORY=COUNTY) District Judge Karl Gray to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, said Lisa Hammond (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Lisa+Hammond&CATEGORY=PERSON), assistant district attorney in Oklahoma County (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Oklahoma+County&CATEGORY=COUNTY). A second drug-related count was dismissed, she said.

Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON), 58, was charged by Oklahoma County (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Oklahoma+County&CATEGORY=COUNTY) prosecutors in January after he was arrested by police who received a tip from a confidential informant.

Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) had no prior criminal record, but Hammond (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Lisa+Hammond&CATEGORY=PERSON) said prosecutors normally seek prison time for first-time offenders convicted of distribution. However, Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) has entered a drug treatment program and remained drug-free since his arrest, she said.

"Under the circumstances of this case, it (the plea agreement) was appropriate," she said.

According to a police report on Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON)' arrest, police showed up at Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON)' apartment about 4:30 a.m. and spotted him leaving through the front door. He was detained and his apartment was searched.

White powder was found on a mirror under a bed, on a plastic cup in the kitchen, in aluminum foil in a bedroom, on a bathroom counter and on a spoon, the report said. Police said they found marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine.

Adams (http://www.newsok.com/keysearch/?er=1&CANONICAL=Jerry+Adams&CATEGORY=PERSON) anchored newscasts in the Oklahoma City market beginning in 1974, then became a television pitchman for car dealerships.

SoonerDave
06-25-2007, 07:47 AM
...(Cavanaugh) talks about the strange feeling she got when she woke up in a Vietnam hotel room, turns on the TV, and sees KFOR being broadcast in her Hotel Room TV.

Man, can I appreciate that. In my job, I (fortunately) don't have to travel very much, but that week I was in Maryland attending a software development course at the Pax River Navy base. There were people from all over the country there, and someone asked me, "hey, aren't you from Oklahoma City?" Then she said she'd heard about someone bombing a "mailbox," which didn't make any sense, then the phones in this office starting going nuts.

We all then walk into the manager's office where they have CNN on the TV carrying (IIRC) Channel 9's live feed of downtown OKC. Even though it wasn't his gig, you could see Jack Bowen squarely in the middle of the picture. You talk about eerie -- being half a continent away from home and seeing your home town being bombed like that, and seeing all the local TV people you're accustomed to... Although I had no relatives in Murrah, I remember flying back home and starting to cry as we flew back into OKC...

Awful, awful week.

-soonerdew

billinvegas
06-27-2007, 12:46 AM
It is the truth...I worked at KFOR from Jan 88 Thu March 95 doing Camera and Chyron..I left KFOR for a downtown job just a few weeks before the bombing..I came back to KFOR to fill in when local TV was going 24hrs a day the few days after bombing..

It looks like z4evrnevr isn't a current user (can't find him in the user search)
I wish he were still around, because...

I was his replacement at KFOR. I was on shift the day of the bombing.
What a way to start off a new job, huh? I'll never forget that day.

Actually, it was a strange day all around. The morning director / td was off out of town on her anniversary, so the director was the evening director who was filling in for her.
I was supposed to be on evenings, but the morning c.g. op was on vacation, so I was filling in for her, and I can't remember, one of the camera ops was also an evening shift person, filling in for a missing am crewmember.

After the am news, the director and I were discussing how we had so many evening folks here in the morning, that "something bad was going to happen"

Boy did it ever. We were on 24/7 after that. I forget the reason that the main c.g. op wasn't there those first few days, so it was just me and another girl. I did a
4am-4pm shift, she did 4pm-4am...it was just the two of us for a while.
Until z4evrnevr volunteered/offered to come in and help.

That first week took a toll on us. We actually had some folks come in from the D/FW
NBC affilliate to help us out (KXAS)

And speaking of Lee Evans (God rest her soul) we did the first cut-in about the explosion with Lee.

billinvegas
06-27-2007, 01:12 AM
Remember Jennifer Eve?
(sorry, couldn't seeem to find a better photo of her)

http://web.archive.org/web/19971016030055/http://www.kocotv.com/staff/jennifer.jpg

She started at KOCO about the same time I did in '87.
I really enjoyed working with her, she was one of my favorite anchors...

Katie O'Mara - morning anchor at KFOR
http://web.archive.org/web/19961108141017/http://www.kfor.com/people/jpg/omara_banner.jpg

Theresa Green - easy to work with, very professional

http://web.archive.org/web/19990128082002/http://www.kfor.com/jpg/people_theresa_green.jpg

pwalker
07-04-2007, 10:17 PM
Thanks for all the info.

I just came through OKC for business. Media seems a bit mundane, although all three net affilitates look pretty good...though there seems be less "style" that existed in '85.

Is it just me, or does OKC seem to be less friendly and more "course" than 22 year ago? It's hard to tell tell in less than 48 hours, but OKC seems to have more of a "big-city" attitude, more of a "Texas" attitude than it did in '85. When I lived in the area in the mid-80's, it seemed to be quite friendly and cordial, didn't sense that during my recent trip. Somebody correct me.

dashriprock4077
08-30-2007, 11:59 AM
Hello I am new to this group Sure glad to find a killer group like it.
Most of the oldtime news folk have been filling in on OETA's news I've noticed.
Quin Tran was on there and I saw Angela Buckalu on there too.
So I guess OETA is like a graveyard for ex-bigtimers.
I think Ross Dixon has been on there along time.:tiphat: :ou2

MrZ
09-04-2007, 11:57 PM
In between the news there were some BAD commercials in the 80's. So bad that they were almost good. Remember Linda Soundtrack and the Audio Dimensions wizard? Oh man, the memories.

Oh GAWD the Smell!
09-05-2007, 01:45 AM
In between the news there were some BAD commercials in the 80's. So bad that they were almost good. Remember Linda Soundtrack and the Audio Dimensions wizard? Oh man, the memories.

Was that Audio Dimensions or Audio Midwest?

Because Audio Midwest still uses a wizard.

okiedivot
02-16-2008, 05:40 PM
And they come and go even faster. There was a wx reported "Andy Wallace" on KOCO. His coffe din't even get cold before he was gone... I thought he was ATs replacement. Guess Carano will have to keep filling in .

drum4no1
02-17-2008, 12:24 PM
Andy Wallace is still at KOCO

rwood8
02-17-2008, 09:44 PM
Andy is on weekend mornings....

drumsncode
03-02-2008, 11:28 AM
If anyone misses Rosa Flores and that incredibly charming voice of hers, she landed in Houston.

NEWS TEAM | KHOU.com | News for Houston, Texas (http://www.khou.com/insidekhou/newsteam/rflores.html)

oneforone
03-02-2008, 11:35 AM
I loved how she closed her reports and pronounced her name. It sounded like she was in the throws of passion. It made my toes curl because it sounded so sexy.

drumsncode
03-02-2008, 06:02 PM
I loved how she closed her reports and pronounced her name. It sounded like she was in the throws of passion. It made my toes curl because it sounded so sexy.

Absolutely, and I thought it just me! She was so good at flying from perfect English into her Spanish accent. She did a story once on "Cafe do Brazil", and every time she pronounced one of their dishes in full Spanish accent, I think I needed a cigarette. (And I don't smoke!)

She was so classy and cool.

mickinwarracres
03-21-2008, 12:33 PM
Great posts here but there is one name that I haven't seen as I scanned all of the posts. Jim Williams....I haven't seen or heard anything about this Channel 4 Weather Man in many, many years. Is Jim still alive and living in and/or around Oklahoma City?

He retired from 4 a long time ago but I've never heard anything about him since even when I've made multiple tries via email to the Channel 4 Weather Center...at least 5 always replies to my emails.

Alwaystalking
03-21-2008, 10:23 PM
Jim is a low key guy. Always was. Never into the show biz aspect of TV. He's still alive. I think they did a piece with him on one of their anniversary shows.

magicchord
03-22-2008, 12:07 PM
Yes, I knew Jim back in the 70s and 80s at Ch4. In my opinion he knew about 10 times more about meteorology and weather than Gary England ever will.
But, Gary was always the far better self-promoter and more dynamic personality, and as the nature of TV news changed - became Big Business and more flashy - Jim just kinda couldn't deal with that effectively.
It's a shame because I'd always be more likely to trust one of Jim's tornado watches, etc.

mickinwarracres
03-27-2008, 01:15 PM
Yea, I was saddened when they announced his retirement. You could always trust Jim in what he said without the present day hype!

Don't get me wrong...I'm a weather geek and I love weather but there are times when our modern day television meteorologists go overboard when forecasting and telling me what is about to happen.

Would be nice have a special about him.

bornhere
03-27-2008, 04:01 PM
Maybe this has already been mentioned... I went back a couple of dozen posts, but not all the way to the beginning...

looking for some info in Tulsa this afternoon, I noticed several former OKC TV people working there, including Rich Lenz and Russ McCaskey from 9.

Also, I don't if anyone here knew or knew of Gary Shore, who was a chief meteorologist at Ch 2 in Tulsa in the eighties, and was as popular as Gary England was here... he died at the end of February, of a heart attack, at age 55. He was working in Iowa.

drumsncode
03-27-2008, 05:17 PM
Just for the sake of completeness, I'll mention Constance Jones of KOCO has left, and I believe she landed in Miami. Melissa Newton also departed a few months back, and she landed somewhere in Texas, I believe Fort Worth. I don't know how these people can stand to have jobs that are so short-lived. It must wreak havoc on relationships.

OKCisOK4me
03-27-2008, 05:24 PM
I really didn't want to peruse all 7 pages so if this has been mentioned then I'll shut my trap...lol.

Anyway...I only have ever paid attention to the weather forecasters. Two of my favorites are still around Oklahoma--one still in weather, the other still in television. First being Dan Threlkeld who is still doing weather but up in Tulsa & Kevin Forman who does car commercials for Jackie Cooper.

Also there's George Tomek. You see him on TV from time to time. I liked his presence on TV when I was a kid. Was it Channel 4 or Five Alive?

Remember when Five Alive would close out their newscasts in the '80s with locals giving the thumbs up sign? I actually got to be in one of those!

Matt
03-27-2008, 11:51 PM
Remember when Five Alive would close out their newscasts in the '80s with locals giving the thumbs up sign? I actually got to be in one of those!

You sure that was the thumbs-up sign you were giving?

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3129/pdvd003tx6.png

SoonerBorn1973
03-28-2008, 06:41 AM
Speaking of KOCO, I have heard rumblings that Tyler Suiters contract is not being renewed. This doesn't mean he's leaving anytime soon (I've known several KOCO employees who were kept around awhile without a contract), but it does mean he's probably not in their long-term plans. It will be interesting to see if they go with an all female anchor team of Jessica Schambach and Maggie Carlo. I would watch (for obvious reasons). What about you?

drumsncode
03-28-2008, 08:04 AM
SoonerBorn1973, I watch Jessica and Maggie at 5pm now, for "obvious reasons"!

Also, Scott Padgett announced his departure last night for Miami, so FOX25 will be getting a new Chief Meteorologist. My, how quickly things change. Scott basically said going to Miami was his dream job. Can't say I blame him.

Raspberry
03-28-2008, 01:57 PM
KOCO can't seriously get rid of Tyler Suiters, can they? He took them from a distant #3 to the #1 station.

However, I am not too surprised... They got rid of their previous two anchors as well. David Alan and Jim Patton were also let go. Does not seem like there is much job security!

OKCisOK4me
03-28-2008, 02:10 PM
You sure that was the thumbs-up sign you were giving?

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/3129/pdvd003tx6.png

Heck yeah! That's it. I knew it was something but I put up the peace sign and that surely wasn't it. Thanks for the remembrance!

NE Oasis
03-28-2008, 02:51 PM
KOCO can't seriously get rid of Tyler Suiters, can they? He took them from a distant #3 to the #1 station.

As a news watcher, it takes more than one anchor to make or break ratings. Kimberly Lohman (Mrs Tyler Suiters) just finished her last Saturday in the anchor chair. Welcome to JiaoJiao (prounounced JowJow)Shen, a very competent anchor/reporter. Like the remainder on the KOCO on-air female talent, she is attractive without going to any plastic surgery/BOTOX extremes

drumsncode
03-28-2008, 05:26 PM
As a news watcher, it takes more than one anchor to make or break ratings. Kimberly Lohman (Mrs Tyler Suiters) just finished her last Saturday in the anchor chair. Welcome to JiaoJiao (prounounced JowJow)Shen, a very competent anchor/reporter. Like the remainder on the KOCO on-air female talent, she is attractive without going to any plastic surgery/BOTOX extremes

Yikes! I didn't know that about Kimberly being replaced. I would not dream of waking up at 5am on a weekend (nor a weekday for that matter) so I never saw Kimberly in her new time slot. I always liked the show at 10am on Saturdays.

Jiao Jiao is gonna have to bring something spectacular if she wants to beat Jennifer Pierce at 6am, and since Jennifer Pierce is off-the-charts beautiful, KOCO might as well just give it up.

Anyway, it really does sound like Tyler and Kimberly may be packing it up for new pastures. It's a soap-opera for sure in the news business.