Originally Posted by
SoonerDave
Believe it or not, there was a time when local news was journalism driven, investigatively minded, and ruffled more than a few feathers. Ol Terri Watkins of KOCO caused all manner of firestorms in her days. In fact, I think it was KOCO that helped break the Oklahoma Industries Authority scandal over illegal tax breaks it had offered to GM back in the 70's. Then there was the County Commissioner scandal, the (70's version) of the DHS nightmare under Lloyd Rader....
And, then, "infotainment" came along, and crushed local news with happy talk. And we never, ever offend a sponsor.
Sad.
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