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Charles G. Hill, Doyen of Dustbury, RIP
A memorial tribute to Charles G. Hill, Oklahoma's best-loved and most-enduring blogger, who died in September 8, 2019.
2009 Okie Blog Award winners
Just a quick note on the run: Many thanks to my fellow Oklahoma bloggers for honoring BatesLine with the Best Political Blog (Conservative) award. I'm particularly honored given the competition -- second place went to the excellent McCarville Report. (Happy anniversary, Mike and Ann!) And congratulations to the rest of...
Tulsa blog roundup 2010/02/01
Photographer Erin Conrad has decided to blog every day this month: That seems like an appropriate thing to do for the shortest month in the year. Blog every day of it. So perhaps I should try to do the same -- get back in the habit of posting on a...
Tulsa blogger meetup
Tasha Does Tulsa, Tulsa Project, and Art of Manliness are sponsoring a Tulsa Blogger Meetup at Joe Momma's Pizza, 1st & Elgin downtown, from 7 - 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Click the link for details. Blogger meetups are great fun. It was five years ago this weekend...
Thanks to my fellow Okie bloggers
My deepest gratitude to my fellow Oklahoma bloggers, who have named BatesLine the Best Political Blog for 2008. It's especially meaningful to be recognized by fellow bloggers who know what it is to write content for public consumption day-in and day-out. And it's particularly encouraging during what has been...
2008 Okie Blog Awards: voting underway
The nominations are in and the voting is underway for the 2008 Okie Blog Awards. Voting is open only to active Okie bloggers, but even if you don't fall into that category, you should click that link and explore the nominated blogs. It's a great way to learn about new...
Way KQLL
Via the Oklahoman's Notes from the Newsroom (one of the nominees for Best Commercial Blog in this year's Okie Blog Awards), I learn that Oklahoma has a whole bunch of digital HD radio stations -- multiplexing digital signals through their assigned frequencies which can be demuxed by an HD radio...
2007 Okie Blog Awards -- nominations open through September 8
If you live in Oklahoma and run a blog, you are eligible to nominate blogs, vote for blogs, and maybe even win an Okie Blog Award. This will be the third year for the peer-driven awards, founded and run by Mike Hermes of Okiedoke.com, one of his many wonderful efforts...
Will OETA tell the full story of Islam in Oklahoma?
Next Friday night at 9, OETA, Oklahoma's public television network, will air "Islam in Oklahoma": Oklahoma is home to more than 30,000 Muslim Americans. Join leaders from Oklahoma's Muslim community as they address the questions and issues raised by America at a Crossroads, Friday May 4 at 9 p.m. (Is...
Okie Blogger Round-Up round-up
The 2006 Okie Blogger Round-up was a fun event and a good start to what everyone hopes will be an annual tradition. Much credit belongs to Mike Hermes of Okiedoke, who started the planning on this over a year ago. It was well organized, and there was never a dull...
2006 Okie blog award winners
Quickly dashed off on the Treo -- will add links later: Corporate: Oklahoma Wine News Inspirational: Counseling Notes Commentary: Two-Headed Blog Culture: Blog Oklahoma Writing: Audience of One Unusual: 3:40 am Layout: Taste the World Audio: Daily Bitch Humor: Ramblings of a Redneck Diva Family: Rocks in My Dryer Political:...
Okie Blogger Roundup is underway
I came in late, but I'm here at the first ever Okie Blogger Roundup at the Bricktown Central Plaza Hotel. Sean Gleeson is the lecturer for the session on basic blogging. Dan Lovejoy is running the presentation laptop, and looking around the room I see nearly all the folks...
Okie Blog Awards voting is underway
Mike Hermes of Okiedoke has posted the nominations for the 2006 Okie Blog Awards. Voting is open until September 20. My thanks to whomever nominated me for best overall blog and best political blog. This is going to be a tough choice. Many of the nominated bloggers are friends (and...
Okie blog awards, blogger bash
Mike Hermes of Okiedoke has done more than any other individual to create a sense of community in the Sooner State segment of the blogosphere. Two of his efforts are at hand. The second annual edition of the Okie Blog Awards is in the nomination phase, which ends Thursday, August...
BatesLine named best political blog
The winners in the first-ever Okie Blog Awards have been announced, and BatesLine won the vote for best political blog. Thanks to my fellow Okie bloggers for this honor, and thanks to Mike at Okiedoke for organizing this, and for everything he does to knit together the Oklahoma blogging community....
Voting open for 2005 Okie Blog Awards
Mike of Okiedoke has posted the nominations for the inaugural Okie Blog Awards. Voting is open from now through September 3, but, just like the Academy Awards, only active bloggers are allowed to cast a ballot. I'm honored to have been nominated by my blogging peers for Best Blog and...
Last day for 2005 Okie blog award nominations
Mike of Okiedoke has initiated the first-ever Okie Blog Awards. Today is the last day to submit your nominations in 12 different categories. You must be an active blogger to make a nomination, to vote, or to be nominated -- "active" is leniently defined as having made at least one...
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