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Candidates to dance around the issues at Cain's Ballroom, tonight, 5:30-7:30

KRMG, TYpros, the League of Women Voters, and Leadership Tulsa are teaming up once again to bring candidates and voters together to meet and talk one-on-one about the issues in a relaxed environment. The Contenders is tonight, Monday, June 18, 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30. This time it's at Tulsa's...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 18, 2012 12:22 PM

Councilrama tonight!

Meet and greet the candidates for Tulsa City Council at Councilrama, an event sponsored by NewsTalk KRMG, TYPros, Leadership Tulsa, and the League of Women Voters. The event is tonight, Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, at the IDL Ballroom, 230 E 1st St, downtown (near 1st...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 30, 2011 6:46 AM

21st & Yale chase tied to Prue home invasion

In case you missed it, here is the Tulsa Police Department's statement from Wednesday concerning Tuesday's incident at 21st and Yale, involving a fatal carjacking attempt, a second carjacking, and pursuit ending in the death of one of the perpetrators. It was close enough to us that my son, inside...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 3, 2011 8:53 AM

The Trail from Sand Springs

Last Thursday, KRMG's Joe Kelley interviewed Tulsa District 5 City Councilor-elect Chris Trail about his defeat of incumbent Bill Martinson. It was an interesting conversation. During the segment, Kelley mentioned his conversation with Trail at the Beer Summit, and that shortly thereafter, he was speaking to one of Trail's firefighter...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 14, 2009 10:29 PM

KRMG mayoral interviews

Recently KRMG's Joe Kelley did a 10-minute interview with each of the three Republican mayoral candidates who had previously served in elective office. The ground rules for the interviews display political savvy and a striving both to be fair with the candidates and to get the information that the voters...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 4, 2009 11:51 AM

KRMG returns to the FM dial

The breathless tweets began about noon: NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR NEWS about the Tulsa radio landscape to be announced in three hours - at 3pm. Please RT. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:02:11 NewsTalk740KRMG: MAJOR changes to be announced AND implemented at 3pm on Tulsa's KRMG. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:47:58 I duly...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 16, 2009 10:28 PM

My election day

In case you were wondering: 6:00 am -- Up after a night of tossing and turning, during which I dream of total on-air collapse: I don't get my database stuff finished, I can't keep up with the precincts as they come in, I have nothing coherent to say. 6:20 am...

Posted by Michael Bates on November 6, 2008 5:41 PM

Election night on KRMG

You may have already heard the promos, but in case you haven't: I'll be part of News Talk 740 KRMG's election night coverage, keeping an eye on local races and on listener comments submitted via Internet chat on KRMG.com. Joe Kelley will anchor the coverage, Elaine Dodd and Don Burdick...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 27, 2008 12:23 PM