Voices of Oklahoma - Volume III
Stories from the Oral History Website VoicesofOklahoma.com
John Erling with John Hamill
This is the third volume of Voice of Oklahoma with stories from the oral history website voicesofoklahoma.com and features more inspiring and entertaining stories from Sooner State Personalities.
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Inside you’ll find stories on why wiener is spelled “weiner” on a Coney Island storefront in Tulsa. The Lenapah High School graduate who was the first woman to co-host a national network television sports show (The Wide World of Sport). The time when Tulsa was an “open town” from a cop on the beat.
Oklahomans who have excelled in the arts from architecture to photography, and Native American artists who excelled in their field. Stories from the greatest left-handed pitcher in baseball, and how the Greatest Olympian showed his natural athletic ability to his son. Lawyers, doctors, preachers, those who served our country, and those who fought for their civil rights.
All of that and more including behind the scenes with Lucille Ball, “ALS—the Triumph of the Human Spirit,” and inside the book and movie, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
Some of the Voices Featured in our Book
Joyce Jackson
Civil Rights Activist, First Black Female Journalist on Oklahoma TVA tireless advocate for sharing and applauding the history of black communities, civil rights activist Joyce Jackson was the first black female journalist in Oklahoma television history.
Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear
Principal Chief of the Osage NationChief Geoffrey Standing Bear, Principal Chief of the Osage Native American Nation, shares his experiences as chief, the history of the Osage Nation, the impact of The Reign of Terror, and his experiences during the filming — and Cannes Film Festival debut — of the movie Killers of the Flower Moon.
Wanda Clark
Lucille Ball’s Personal AssistantMoving from Oklahoma City to California gave Wanda the opportunity to work with one of Hollywood's most beloved stars of the 50s and 60s: Lucille Ball.
Doug Campbell
Interior DesignerA life-long interior designer who chooses to be happy despite fighting ALS on a daily basis.
… and many more.
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Voices of Oklahoma - Volume II:
Stories from the Oral History Website VoicesofOklahoma.com
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Voices of Oklahoma - Volume III:
Stories from the Oral History Website VoicesofOklahoma.com
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About John Erling
Following his retirement from his top-rated morning radio talk show on Tulsa’s KRMG, John Erling hardly rested on his laurels (which included induction into the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame). After a three-year sojourn in advertising, he turned his attention to two of his first interests: Oklahoma history, and how oral history could contribute to Oklahoma History.
The result, in 2009, was the founding by Erling of VoicesofOklahoma.com, a website (and now a podcast and two books) that includes interviews with Oklahomans from all walks of life—from statesmen (and women) to entertainers, and from sports heroes to unsung heroes of World War II.
The success of VoicesofOklahoma.com is demonstrated by its continued growth, its wide acceptance by both teachers and students, and Erling’s induction into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame.
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