Dick Pryor
KGOU General ManagerDick Pryor has more than 30 years of experience in public service media, having previously served as deputy director, managing editor, news manager, news anchor and host for OETA, Oklahoma’s statewide public TV network. He was named general manager of KGOU Radio in November, 2016.
A native of Norman, Pryor earned a B.A. in Journalism and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma. In 2015, he was chosen a Distinguished Alumnus of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, where he has served as an instructor of Mass Communication Law and Radio News. Pryor was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2009.
In addition to newsroom and station leadership, Pryor has served as news and sports anchor and reporter, talk show host, play-by-play announcer, public relations director for Oklahoma City’s professional baseball team and chief of staff for the lieutenant governor. He has provided employment law and business coaching to corporate executives, managers and human resource professionals. Pryor began his broadcasting career as a student announcer and reporter at KGOU while he was an undergraduate at the University of Oklahoma.
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We look at the Oklahoma General Election results through the lens of historical trends and the seismic shift in races across the nation. -
KGOU and. StateImpact Oklahoma added more awards for outstanding work as judged by their peers in the 2026 Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists competition. -
University of Oklahoma political science professor Dr. Allyson Shortle looks at the race for governor and the political climate heading into the 2026 general election. -
You listen to podcasts, right? Then be sure to catch the five podcasts KGOU delivers - informative, fun and available when you want them. -
Absentee balloting in the 2026 General Election is underway, but there is some "need to know" information for in-person voting from the state election board secretary. -
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Candidates are heading into the homestretch of this year's general election with just over two weeks to go and voters all now in place to vote. -
Early childhood and childcare advocates speaking at a legislative interim study called their industry a "failed market" and a problem for Oklahoma's economy. -
Republican and Democratic Party nominees discussed their policies and philosophies in an OETA debate that will air Sunday at noon and Monday at 8:00 p.m. on KGOU. -
Dr. Emily Stacey, program coordinator for political science at Rose State College, discusses college students perspectives on politics and this year's Oklahoma election.
