Dave Morris » NewsOK

The Play: April 1, 2013

davemorris — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:50:07 +0000

NewsOK TV: Tuesday, July 10, 2012

davemorris — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 20:09:15 +0000

COOP Ale Works invited to Strong Beer Festival in Colorado this weekend

davemorris — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 06:49:56 +0000

View this video on your mobile device, click here

COOP Ale Works has been invited to this weekend’s Strong Beer Festival in Boulder, Colorado. J.D. Merryweather messaged me on Twitter this week about the upcoming fest and an opportunity to talk beer.

I shot the above interview over at COOP on Wednesday evening. Quick shoot too. Spent about 15 minutes talking with J.D. and shooting the brewery with the Canon 7D, recording audio with a Zoom H4N.

J.D. also mentioned COOP would be participating in various upcoming events this spring and summer around the state and metro. Look for updates on those soon and over at the Thirsty Beagle.

Snow hits OKC. Again.

davemorris — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:46:10 +0000

NewsOK providing live streaming video, radars, downloadable apps, and way to share your video.

But it’s not as bad as last week. And it appears to be about over, if that green stuff on the radar is any indication. It was late to the party, then didn’t stay as long. I’m ok with that.

Here’s a morning video update, taped around 6:30 a.m. The OKC streets didn’t seem nearly as slick as last week, which wasn’t much fun. Still, there’s a lot of snow out there and it’s powdery and loose, so it’s slick in a snow slick way, not an icy slick way. I’m clearly not a meteorologist.

Daniel Walcher talks album, passion behind songs

davemorris — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 03:34:54 +0000

PR man and good guy Rob Crissinger emailed a week ago, a press release about Daniel Walcher’s CD release party at the Blue Note in NW OKC on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Walcher, his wife Ramsey, and Crissinger stopped by the OPUBCO Studios this afternoon for an interview. Walcher has been in our studio before. Tanner Herriott produced another excellent episode of Static featuring an interview by George Lang and three songs, performed acoustic.

One of those songs, “Dishes In Her Dress,” is on the new album, the self-titled “Daniel Walcher.”

See the interview above, watch the previous interview and three songs and then get yourself over to the Blue Note on Saturday night. The beer is cold there.

NewsOK Video wins Edward R. Murrow awards

davemorris — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:03:42 +0000

RTNDA announced the regional winners of its Edward R. Murrow awards, including two for NewsOK.com in the Online News category.

The Radio Television Digital News Association has been honoring outstanding achievements in electronic journalism with the Edward R. Murrow Awards since 1971. Murrow’s pursuit of excellence in journalism embodies the spirit of the awards that carry his name. Murrow Award recipients demonstrate the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow made a standard for the broadcast news profession.

Online News Operation

Video News Documentary
Newsok.com – Oklahoma City, OK
Grapes of Wrath

Video Sports Reporting
Newsok.com – Oklahoma City, OK
Bedlam Football Coverage

Congrats to our colleagues here at OPUBCO. And to the other local winners in the TV and radio categories.

Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese and NewsOK headlines

davemorris — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:46:31 +0000

Today, you may see this video at various McDonald’s around Oklahoma. NewsOK is working with Channelport and the McDonald’s Channel. This weekend is a test weekend among three markets: Los Angeles, San Diego and, yes, here.

McDonald’s locations offer plasma screens that broadcast entertainment and information clips, including CNN headlines. This weekend, the three test markets will air local headlines – NewsOK’s headlines in the Oklahoma markets of Norman and Owasso – and see how the reaction goes.

Go figure that weather would be our lead headlines.

NewsOK wins APME award

davemorris — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:37:59 +0000

The video operation at OPUBCO Communications Group was honored today with the prestigious Innovator of the Year award at the annual Associated Press Managing Editor’s conference.
OPUBCO, which owns The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com, was awarded for its total approach to video, including changing the culture of the newsroom with new skills for telling stories and covering news.

“We have embraced video in a big way,” said Kelly Fry, vice president of News and Information. “It has changed our culture and the way we cover news. This is wonderful affirmation of our efforts.”

NewsOK up for awards

davemorris — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:37:21 +0000

Finalists have been announced for the 2009 Online Journalism Awards. Congrats to all!

NewsOK is a finalist in two categories, in the medium site category. I guess that serves about eight slices, in pizza terms.

General Excellence in Online Journalism, Medium Site

* The Daily Beast
* LasVegasSun.com
* NewsOK.com, from the OPUBCO Communications Group Staff
* spokesman.com, The Spokesman-Review

And

Breaking News, Medium Site

* Knoxnews.com, Church Shooting
* LasVegasSun.com, Snow
* NewsOK.com, from the OPUBCO Communications Group Staff, Ice Storm
* The Dallas Morning News, Stadium Collapse

Good company with the Dallas Morning News (seriously, they are a medium site?) and the Las Vegas Sun.

Eight videos for your Friday

davemorris — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:10:30 +0000

So here’s eight videos we put together over the past few days. And you know what that means: video montage.

- The Thunder Girls have one spot left. Angi Bruss and Kyle Roberts take you Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill for the final auditions and let you meet the two finalists.

- Angi also spoke with American Idol finalists Diana De Garmo and Anthony Fedorov, they stopped by our studios yesterday. They are performing in Lyric Theatre’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at the Civic Center.

- Angi’s been a busy girl this week. Oak Tree National held its grand re-opening Wednesday. Angi finds out just what makes Oak Tree National Teaching Centre such a special place to learn the art of golf.

- Videographer Tanner Herriott is on his way to China, before he left he shot this piece. Blind and low vision Oklahoma youth gain independence and confidence at Oklahomans Without Limits Summer Camp.

- We take a look at the Sooners’ defense from the 2009 Red-White game.

- In news, crews battle Oklahoma City grass fires.

- Former Oklahoma chief Medical Examiner Kevin Rowland has been indicted twice, in the first indictment he was charged on four counts of sexual battery. The second indictment will be made public today in Oklahoma City.

- And finally this week of Static features Tulsa artist Fiawna Forte. She wrote her first song when she was 2 years old. What were you doing at 2?