The New Normal of Public Media

First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, in partnership with KGOU Radio, will present an informative talk by Dick Pryor, General Manager of KGOU Radio, on Sunday, November 30, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. The presentation will take place at St. Michael's Episcopal Church Sanctuary, 1601 W. Imhoff, Norman.

Pryor will address "The New Normal of Public Media," discussing the significant challenges and adaptations facing public broadcasting stations following the elimination of federal funding. His presentation will examine how public radio and television stations and the communities they serve are responding to preserve and sustain essential public service journalism.

Pryor brings more than 50 years of experience in television, radio, public relations, law, and government service to this timely discussion. As general manager of KGOU Radio, he oversees an NPR member station that serves more than 1.8 million Oklahomans with news, information, and entertainment programming. He began his journalism career at KGOU as a University of Oklahoma student and returned as general manager in November 2016.  During his distinguished career, Pryor spent 25 of his 34 years in television serving in leadership roles at OETA, Oklahoma's PBS station, including deputy director, managing editor, and news director. He has won numerous broadcasting awards, including three regional Emmy Awards.

Pryor was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2009 and was chosen as a Distinguished Alumnus of the OU Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in 2015.

The public is welcome to attend this free, informative presentation. For more information,

contact uccnorman@gmail.com