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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Last July, Congress rescinded already-appropriated funding for public radio stations, including KGOU. Sustained listeners donations are essential in this new normal. -
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a new lawsuit alleging that home insurer Allstate underpaid or denied wind and hail damage claims made by Oklahomans. -
Reduced quality of reception is not your radio - it's a common atmospheric condition that causes interruptions for radio stations, including KGOU's broadcasts. -
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in a transgender athlete case affirms state law in more than two dozen states, including Oklahoma. -
The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and what it led to - including freedom of the press - is top mind this July 4th. -
Oklahoma state colleges and universities have received the go-ahead to raise tuition and fees to address rising costs. -
Surprises, trends and a rare occurrence in the recent Oklahoma Primary Election, along with the defeat of a state question that would have raised the minimum wage. -
For more than 40 years, Jazz in June has brought top-notch jazz and blues and fun times to central Oklahoma at the start of summer. And, it's that time of year again! -
With screwworms found in Texas and New Mexico, states including Oklahoma have accelerated efforts to contain the threat to agriculture and the economy.
