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Voices of Oklahoma: Stories from the Oral History Website VoicesofOklahoma.com
For 30 years John Erling entertained Tulsans as the stimulating host of Erling in the Morning on KRMG radio. Known for his interviews with people of all walks of life—from politicians to celebrities to everyday people—John provided the perfect forum on his talk show to deliberate the hottest local and national topics. As a well-respected community leader and member of the Oklahoma Broadcasters Hall of Fame and Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame, Erling is now devoting his energy and enthusiasm to the VoicesofOklahoma.com oral history project. He has interviewed hundreds of his fellow Oklahomans for this endeavor. All have had stories that serve to inspire, instruct, and entertain future generations of Oklahomans. In commemoration of the project’s tenth anniversary, this book has been written to introduce VoicesofOklahoma.com to a new audience, and to provide dedicated visitors with some of their favorite stories between the covers of a book.
216 pages, Paperback
Published November 29, 2018
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January 18, 2022
Reminded me of sitting down with a bunch of 'ol timers' around a campfire and hearing stories about Oklahoma and its people. Learned alot about our history from the people who made it.
Enjoyed the laid back style of writing out a voice recording though there were times I wish the editor had been more heavy handed so the stories would be more understandable.
A few of my favorite stories highlighted: leadership, racism, the land run, sports and the war
One funny quote was in a war story where a priest was blessing soldiers before they storm a beach in France and he’s packing a pistol! When asked why, the priest responded: prayers are great, but this (pistol) works faster. Classic.
I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the book by William Pogue on how he wants to be remembered:
"Just a dumb old Okie that doesn't really care about taking a chance" - William Pogue, NASA astronaut w/ record space walk time!
Enjoyed the laid back style of writing out a voice recording though there were times I wish the editor had been more heavy handed so the stories would be more understandable.
A few of my favorite stories highlighted: leadership, racism, the land run, sports and the war
One funny quote was in a war story where a priest was blessing soldiers before they storm a beach in France and he’s packing a pistol! When asked why, the priest responded: prayers are great, but this (pistol) works faster. Classic.
I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from the book by William Pogue on how he wants to be remembered:
"Just a dumb old Okie that doesn't really care about taking a chance" - William Pogue, NASA astronaut w/ record space walk time!
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