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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New state social studies standards are being reviewed by members of the Oklahoma legislature, many of whom are critical of the process and the content. -
It was a busy week at the legislature as the first bill of the session made it to the governor’s desk and a lot of bills moved forward. -
An integral part of KGOU's funding stream is in danger of disappearing. Updating the status of federal appropriations to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. -
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With the latest on-air fundraiser over, we say thanks to the more than 300 people who contributed to KGOU and who believe in the service we provide to Oklahomans. -
The Senate has sent to the House of Representatives a bill that would ratchet down the state's individual income tax rate over a period of years. -
With news organizations facing market challenges and declining trust, NPR's public editor provides a window into news practices and a place for listener feedback. -
Governor Kevin Stitt questions the need for a state forestry division after a serious wildfire outbreak swept through Oklahoma in March. -
At roughly the halfway point of the legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers have more than 700 bills and the state budget left to consider.
