Unemployment Benefits

5-18-12

Featured in Top Stories

Too much of a good thing is soon to be a bad thing for many Oklahomans, as the states low unemployment rate means cuts to benefits for many long-term unemployed residents.

Related Topics: Community, Lifestyle, Business & Economy, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Health

Originally broadcast on May 18, 2012

Oklahoma News Report

5-18-12

Susan Miller hosts the ONR this week, as our reporters update the state on our Mission: Failure investigative report on VA Centers, and where new legislation on oversight stands. May means graduation ceremonies for many, but some seniors across the state won't don the cap and gown this month due to a new requirement to pass at least four end of instruction tests. Our reporters discover that the addage 'one step forward and two steps back' might best describe the state's economic mobility. We look into why, in Oklahoma, it's so tough to get ahead. Too much of a good thing is about to be bad news for some long term unemployed residents of the state, as low unemployment rates will soon mean cuts to services. Plus, we take a look at rowing the Oklahoma River, and discover the remains of some prehistoric pachyderms.

Originally broadcast on May 18, 2012

The People's Business

We wrap up our 2012 season with Senator Jim Wilson (D)of Tahlequah and Senator Harry Coates (R) of Seminole. In this call-in free-for-all, our legislators along with host Bob Sands discuss anything and everything that's happened this legislative session.

Related Topics: Religion & Beliefs, Community, Health Care & Illnesses, Education, Government, Politics, Social Issues, Education, Religion & Beliefs

Originally broadcast on May 17, 2012

Oklahoma Forum

Capitol Reporters Roundtable

We discuss the latest news from the Oklahoma legislative session with state capitol reporters: Michael McNutt, The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com M. Scott Carter, The Journal Record Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Michael Cross, KOSU Radio

Originally broadcast on May 13, 2012

Oklahoma News Report

ONR Extra RU-486

Featured in ONR Extras

In this ONR Extra we have an excerpt of the debate on the Senate floor over legislation to restrict the use of RU-486, also known as the “abortion pill”. We hear from Sen. Rick Brinkley (R-Owasso), Sen. Judy Eason McIntyre (D-Tulsa), Sen. Brian Crain (R-Tulsa), Sen. Jim Wilson (D-Tahlequah), and Sen. Kim David (R-Wagoner).

Related Topics: Health Care & Illnesses, Women, Government, Women, Health

Originally broadcast on April 27, 2012

Gallery 1207

Desmond Mason | Inclusion

DESMOND MASON: A NEW DAY

AN OKLAHOMA STAR ON THE BASKETBALL COURT IS BECOMING A STAR IN THE ART WORLD HERE IN OKLAHOMA AND ACROSS THE NATION. DESMOND MASON PLAYED BASKETBALL FOR THE OSU COWBOYS BEFORE SPENDING TEN YEARS IN THE NBA WHERE HE PLAYED IN SEATTLE, MILWAUKEE, OKLAHOMA CITY, AND SACRAMENTO. THE SLAM DUNK KING RETIRED FROM THE HARD WOOD IN 2010 AND IS NOW TURNING HIS FULL ATTENTION TO THE CANVAS. AN ARTIST SINCE HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD, MASON GOT A DEGREE IN STUDIO ART FROM OSU AND PAINTED THROUGHOUT HIS NBA CAREER. HIS EXHIBITS IN HIS VARIOUS HOME TOWNS RAISED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES. NOW HE’S RAISING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR CHARITIES IN HIS NEW HOME STATE. JOIN GALLERY IN MAY AS WE SPEND A NEW DAY WITH DESMOND MASON, MEET HIS FAMILY, SEE HIS NEW HOME AND FIND OUT WHY THE STATE IS LUCKY HE DECIDED TO PUT DOWN ROOTS IN OKLAHOMA.

Inclusion in Art

Oklahoma born Nathan Lee’s talents bloomed in the hip hop culture on the streets of New York City. Now he’s back home and doing all he can to add color to Oklahoma’s creative tableau. African American artist Nathan Lee has a lot of brushes in the palette. Besides his own creative works, Lee runs an outreach program for minority artists and he mentors talented teens. This former rapper teaches us why sometimes our biggest obstacles to “Inclusion in Art” can be our own fears.

Originally broadcast on April 30, 2012

Stateline 1304

Path to a Paycheck

Educators and employers all over the world are aware of a fact that very few Oklahomans would ever suspect. Our state’s career tech system is one of the best in the world. Every year delegations from foreign countries and from other states visit Oklahoma to tour the campuses and unlock the secret to our state’s success. An instructor at Francis Tuttle in Oklahoma City says “It’s not your Daddy’s Vo-Tech!” Today, it is a comprehensive system that significantly contributes to the states' economic development and quality of life. OETA’s award winning documentary series Stateline explores vocational training opportunities and looks into the lives of Oklahoma students who say college wasn’t a fit for them and so they have chosen a different “Path to a Paycheck.”

Originally broadcast on April 5, 2012

OETA Day at the Capitol

March 26, 2012

OETA will host the annual OETA Day at the Capitol, March 26, 2012 from 9am - Noon. BJ Wexler, host of the OETA Movie Club will be there with popcorn and pictures. Super Why! will have storytime for our younger fans and OETA Managing Editor Dick Pryor will ask YOU to tell us what makes Oklahoma great!

Originally broadcast on March 22, 2012

On the Record

Bill Moyers On the Record

Born in Hugo, Bill Moyers spent his first three years in Oklahoma and maintained close ties to the state even after his family moved south of the Red River to Marshall, Texas. With degrees in journalism and divinity, the ordained Baptist minister served as Deputy Director of the Peace Corps, Press Secretary for President Lyndon Johnson, and publisher of Newsday before beginning his broadcast career in 1971. Now, 40 years and more than 30 Emmy Awards later, Moyers returns to Oklahoma to talk about the media and the journalism profession in a one-on-one interview with Dick Pryor. During his broadcast journalism career Moyers has served as chief correspondent for CBS Reports and senior news analyst for CBS News; host of Bill Moyers Journal and Now with Bill Moyers; and host of acclaimed programs including The Power of Myth, A World of Ideas, Healing and the Mind, and Amazing Grace. Bill Moyers On the Record is the latest in a series of award-winning OETA original productions featuring interviews with influential American journalists.

Originally broadcast on January 5, 2012

Oklahoma News Report

Going Green Holiday Recycling

Featured in Going Green

The holidays are over and the clean up has begun. For years that meant mountains of trash heading for incinerators and landfills across the state. But this year big efforts are underway to ensure less holiday waste is burned or buried. Especially the toxic trash that results from chucking out old electronics.

Related Topics: Holidays, Environment

Originally broadcast on January 6, 2012