Key Information
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) provides KGOU with an annual grant and requires KGOU to disclose the following information. A paper copy of any of these reports is available by contacting the KGOU General Manager. These reports can be viewed at the KGOU offices or mailed. Criteria required by the CPB in order to comply with the Communications Act of 1934 are located at this link.
In addition, an annual report required by the Federal Communications Commission is below, as well as other information.
Jump to section:
1. Station Staff
2. Board of Directors
3. Open Meetings
4. Community Advisory Board
5. Audited Financial Statements
6. Annual Financial Reports
7. Local Content and Services Report
8. Diversity and EEO
9. EEO Report
10. Ownership Reports
11. FCC Public File
12. Donor Privacy
13. Editorial Integrity
A full list of station staff and contact information can be found at this link. You can send regular mail to any staff member at KGOU, 860 Van Vleet Oval, Room 300, Norman, OK 73019. The executive staff of KGOU is:
Dick Pryor
General Manager
405-325-2222
manager@kgou.org
Patrick Roberts
Chief Engineer
405-325-1603
engineering@kgou.org
Jim Johnson
Program Director
Weekend Blues Host
405-325-3110
programming@kgou.org
Jolly Brown
Development Director
405-325-1601
development@kgou.org
Cate Howell
Membership Director
405-325-0022
membership@kgou.org
Cindy Cottrell
Business Manager
business@kgou.org
KGOU is owned by the University of Oklahoma and governed by the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma. Information about the Board of Regents can be found here. The Board of Regents include Chair Anita L. Holloway and Vice Chair Rick Nagel. Other members are Natalie Shirley, Eric Stevenson, Robert J. Ross, John R. (Rick) Braught, and Kenneth S. Waits. Mackenzie Wilfong is the executive secretary of the board. Joseph Harroz, Jr. is the president of the University of Oklahoma.
By the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act (Sections 301 through 314 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma Statues), all meetings of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma are open to the public. Information on the date, time and location of the meetings is available here. Meeting dates are available here. Meetings notices are first filed with the office of the Oklahoma Secretary of State and can be found here. Search for: Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (OU). Final agendas for the meetings are posted no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting are posted here. The agenda will indicate which sections of the meeting may be closed and for what reason. Minutes of past meetings are posted here. If you would like written notice via regular mail of these meetings, please contact the General Manager.
2025 OU Regents Meeting Notices
Meetings of the Board of Regents for 2025 are scheduled for the following dates as filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State):
January 30-31, 2025; Health Sciences Center Campus, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March 10-11, 2025; Norman Campus, Norman, Oklahoma
June 11-12, 2025; Retreat and Meeting
September 9-10, 2025; Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma
November 13-14, 2025; Norman Campus, Norman, Oklahoma
2025 OU Regents Meeting Notices
OU Board of Regents Meetings (March 10-11, 2025)
March 10, 2025, at Norman, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Scholars Room of the University of Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK. Executive session with no action taken. KGOU is referenced on page 91. The agenda can be found at this link.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular public meeting on Monday, March 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK. An executive session may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. KGOU is referenced on page 91. The agenda can be found at this link.
March 11, 2025, at Norman, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Avenue, Norman, OK. Executive session with no action taken. KGOU is referenced on page 91. The agenda can be found at this link.
OU Board of Regents Meetings (January 30-31, 2025)
January 30, 2025, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in the Auditorium of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Robert M. Bird Library, 1105 Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. Executive session with no action taken.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular public meeting on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Robert M. Bird Library, 1105 N. Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. An executive session may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
January 31, 2025, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. in the Auditorium of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Robert M. Bird Library, 1105 N. Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. The agenda includes new degree programs, academic and administrative appointments, and search committee formation. An executive session may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
OU Board of Regents Meetings (November 12-13, 2024)
November 12, 2024, at Norman, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. Executive session with no action taken.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular public meeting on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. An executive session may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. KGOU is referenced on pages 152-153 on the agenda. The agenda can be found at this link.
November 13, 2024, at Norman, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. Executive session with no action taken.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a regular public meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. The agenda includes strategic plan refresh presentation and discussion. An executive session may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. KGOU is referenced on pages 152-153 on the agenda. The agenda can be found at this link.
OU Board of Regents Meeting (September 13, 2024)
September 13, 2024, at Tulsa, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a public meeting on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Regents’ Room of the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center, 4502 East 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135. Executive session with no action taken may be called pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4) upon review of the presidents. The agenda can be found at this link.
OU Board of Regents Meetings (June 20-21, 2024)
June 20-21, 2024, at Ardmore, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a public meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. in the Pavilion of the Noble Research Institute Conference Center, 2513 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK. Agenda items to be considered include: FY25 budget, FY25 tuition and mandatory fees, new degree offerings, academic and administrative appointments, and facility renovations and enhancements. KGOU is referenced on page 311. The agenda can be found at this link.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet on Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. in the Pavilion of the Noble Research Institute Conference Center, 2513 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK. Executive session with no action taken, pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4). The agenda can be found at this link.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a public meeting on Friday, June 21, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. in the Pavilion of the Noble Research Institute Conference Center, 2513 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK. Agenda items to be considered include: FY25 budget, FY25 tuition and mandatory fees, new degree offerings, academic and administrative appointments, and facility renovations and enhancements. KGOU is referenced on page 311. The agenda can be found at this link.
OU Board of Regents Meetings (March 12, 2024)
March 12, 2024, at Norman, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for an Annual Organizational Meeting on March 12, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. Executive session with no action taken, pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4). The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for an Annual Organizational Meeting on March 12, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in the Dodson Lounge of the University of Oklahoma Michael F. Price College of Business, 307 W. Brooks St., Norman, OK. Regents will consider a number of agenda items including election of board officers, facility renovations and enhancements, new degree offerings, and academic and administrative appointments. The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
OU Board of Regents Meeting (January 12, 2024)
January 12, 2024, at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a Regular Meeting on January 12, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in the Auditorium of the Robert M. Bird Library at the OU Health Sciences Center, 1105 N. Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. Executive session with no action taken, pursuant to 25 O.S. § 307(B)(4). The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents will meet for a Regular Public Meeting on January 12, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., in the Auditorium of the Robert M. Bird Library at the OU Health Sciences Center, 1105 N. Stonewall Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK. Regents will consider a number of agenda items including academic service fee changes, new degree offerings, administrative appointments, and facility renovations and improvements. The agenda can be found at this link. KGOU is not referenced on the agenda.
3A. KGOU meetings/events.
The following KGOU events are scheduled in 2025:
February 5, 2025: KGOU Night at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
February 6, 2025: Future of Oklahoma: Education, Kamp's 1910 Cafe, 10 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
March 5, 2025: KGOU Night at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
April 2, 2025: KGOU Night at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
April 10, 2025: Oklahoma Future Forum: Homelessness, Yellow Dog Coffee Company, 109 E. Tonhawa, Norman, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
May 1, 2025: Oklahoma Future Forum: Homelessness, Kamp's 1910 Cafe, 10 NE 10th, Suite 209, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
May 7, 2025: KGOU Night at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
June 4, 2025: KGOU Night at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
KGOU Radio and non-profit investigative journalism organization Oklahoma Watch conducted a community conversation project regarding the news media and journalism during February, March and April 2024. Events were free and open to the public; discussion facilitated by KGOU general manager Dick Pryor and Oklahoma Watch executive director Ted Streuli. Sessions held at the following dates, times and locations:
February 27, 2024: Chickasha, OK (USAO Student Center, 2nd Floor, Regents Room, 1727 W. Alabama Ave., Chickasha, OK; doors open at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7:00 p.m.)
April 2, 2024: Durant, OK (Donald W. Reynolds Community Center & Library, 1515 W. Main St., Durant, OK; doors open at 6:00 p.m., event begins at 6:30 p.m.).
April 16, 2024: Woodward, OK (Pioneer Room, 1218 9th Street, Woodward, OK; doors open at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7:00 p.m.)
April 30, 2024: Ponca City, OK (City Central, Redbud Room, 400 E. Central Ave., Ponca City, OK; doors open at 6:30 p.m., event begins at 7:00 p.m.)
KGOU Radio also hosted public events at The Soundbar, 712B N. Broadway Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at 6:30 p.m. on the following dates in 2024: May 1, June 5, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, and December 4.
For more information, contact KGOU general manager Dick Pryor at (405) 325-2222 or manager@kgou.org.
By law, KGOU is not required and does not have a community advisory board.
These statements are prepared annually for compliance with Corporation for Public Broadcasting requirements. The KGOU Radio Audited Financial Statement (AFS) for fiscal year 2024 is located here. It was posted on January 27, 2025. The KGOU Radio Audited Financial Statement (AFS) for fiscal year 2023 is located here. It was posted on January 4, 2024. The audited financial statement (AFS) for fiscal year 2022 is located here. It was posted on January 4, 2023.
These reports are made annually to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The KGOU Radio CPB Audited Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2024 is located here. It was posted on January 27, 2025. The KGOU Radio CPB Audited Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2023 is located here. It was posted on January 4, 2024. The KGOU CPB Audited Financial Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2022 is located here. It was posted on January 4, 2023.
This report is made annually to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting each February. The Station Activity Survey (SAS) for fiscal year 2024 was submitted to CPB and posted on February 21, 2025 and can be found here. The Station Activity Survey (SAS) for fiscal year 2023 was submitted to CPB and posted on February 6, 2024 and can be found here. The Station Activity Survey (SAS) for fiscal year 2022 was submitted to CPB and posted on February 2, 2023 and can be found here.
KGOU is an equal opportunity employer. KGOU supports equal employment opportunities and works against discrimination in employment consistent with the University of Oklahoma and in compliance with state and federal law. Go here to read KGOU's 2024 CPB Diversity Statement, which was written and approved in September 2024 and posted on September 13, 2024. Go here to read KGOU's 2023 CPB Diversity Statement, which was written and approved in September 2023 and posted on September 27, 2023.
Each year, KGOU prepares an equal opportunity report for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The 2025 KGOU FCC EEO Report, posted January 27, 2025, is available here: 2025 KGOU FCC Equal Opportunity Report. The 2024 KGOU FCC EEO Report, posted January 22, 2024, is available here: 2024 KGOU FCC Equal Employment Opportunity Report. The 2023 KGOU FCC EEO report, posted January 19, 2023, is available here: 2023 FCC Equal Employment Opportunity Report. The station's annual EEO report can be found on the station's public information page of the FCC's website. The public files for KGOU, KROU, KOUA, KWOU and KQOU are available here.
The Federal Communications Commission requires each station to file ownership reports for license renewal. The 2023 FCC Biennial Ownership Report for KGOU, KROU, KWOU, KOUA, and KQOU, filed on November 13, 2023, is located here. It was posted on January 4, 2024. The 2021 FCC Biennial Ownership Report for KGOU, KROU, KWOU, KOUA and KQOU, filed on October 26, 2021, is located here. It was posted on December 22, 2021. The 2019 Biennial Ownership Report for KGOU, KROU, KWOU, KQOU and KOUA is available here. It was posted on January 3, 2020. On December 1, 2017, the University of Oklahoma received a transmitter license for KQOU, with its tower located near Clinton, Oklahoma. The post-consummation of assignment ownership report for KQOU is available here. It was posted on January 30, 2018.
All commercial and non-commercial broadcast stations are required to maintain an online Public File on the FCC's website effective March 1, 2018. Additionally, broadcast stations are required to post a link to those pages on the station's website. The public files for KGOU, KROU, KOUA, KWOU and KQOU are available here.
KGOU does not sell, trade, or give its lists, databases or contacts (including mail, email, social media, phone, text messaging, etc.) to any non-affiliated third parties. As such, KGOU does not share this information with any outside organization to be distributed or used for sales, promotion, trade or in any fashion not directly related to the activities of KGOU and controlled in accordance with its policies, procedures and legal requirements. A non-affiliated third party is any person, company, partnership or other party that is not controlled by or acting on behalf of, or at the request of, the station for the purpose of fundraising, underwriting, or development for the station. Affiliated third parties are those third parties that are controlled by or acting on behalf of, or at the request of, the station for the purpose of fundraising, underwriting or development for the station. Although KGOU may receive requests for list-related information or use thereof, KGOU has never participated in any arrangement that might compromise the security of its database information, allow use of its lists and distribution channels for commercial gain, violate the privacy of those persons on the lists, or subject KGOU to legal liability or ethical violation, nor does it intend to do so. Moreover, KGOU will not use its lists, databases, contacts or distribution channels in a manner that creates an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest. The entire Privacy Policy is here.
KGOU has adopted a Code of Editorial Integrity guided by the Editorial Integrity for Public Media principles, policies and practices. In addition, KGOU operates in accordance with the NPR Ethics Handbook, the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Code of Ethics and the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Code of Ethics. Moreover, KGOU does not accept or publish "sponsored posts" or "links" provided by third party vendors, advertisers or commercial content contributors. KGOU corrects substantive errors of fact in reporting when they come to our attention and after sufficient investigation to determine the nature and extent of the possible error. Corrections, modifications, retractions or necessary clarifications in broadcast or online content are to be completed in a timely manner. To alert us to possible substantive errors of fact contact news@kgou.org, programming@kgou.org or manager@kgou.org. If there is a substantive error of fact identified on KGOU social media channels, contact membership@kgou.org. Generally, we are unable to make corrections in stories produced by NPR, BBC, or other 3rd party content producers.