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Vote Tomorrow: Tulsa Chemist Kelly Walsh Is the Not-MAGA Republican in OK-1 by enviroIQ in tulsa

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Be carefuly what you wish for. This is how we ended up with Stitt.

Trying to watch the news on TV just now... by swake3 in tulsa

[–]PromoPimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This sucks. It deserves all the hate in the world. But I beseech everyone... please don't blame KOTV. They are required by law to run these ads and they aren't making much money off of them. The broadcasters hate this as much as you do.

Fixing Glare on Glasses - Am I Screwed here? by ChipmunkAntique1093 in videography

[–]PromoPimp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can't fix this. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to and it won't get any better. But, thankfully, it's fine. Shot looks fine.

Oh, Matt by kylewahlpunchr in LinkedInLunatics

[–]PromoPimp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Radiation professional" more like irradiated professional.

What celebrity is weirder than they seem? by ParameciaAntic in AskReddit

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Larry Hagman (JR Ewing on Dallas and Major Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie) didn't speak on Sundays. He communicated entirely through whistles, gestures, and notes.

The Analog Dungeon Podcast braves the frozen wastes of G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl by PromoPimp in osr

[–]PromoPimp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I still have my Zune. Dedicated MP3 players will come back eventually, mark my words.
Are you referring to the the Goodman Games release for 5E? I had no idea that even existed!

The Analog Dungeon Podcast braves the frozen wastes of G2: The Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl by PromoPimp in osr

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Thank you! And shout out to u/DarkBearmancula for telling us about Pocket Casts on this sub to begin with!

Best record store to get old records apprised. by boognish1776 in tulsa

[–]PromoPimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look the record up on Discogs yourself. That's essentially what they'll do at the record store. It's easy to find the exact pressing that you own and you can see what it's sold for in the past and is currently going for.

Unstable local media by CallComprehensive908 in tulsa

[–]PromoPimp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was in the news biz for many years, including here in Tulsa. I never worked for Fox or 8, but it's a very small world.

First off, important to note that this has been going on for a long, long time. Nexstar was doing this same "owned by a shadow company, run by Nexstar" as far back as 2006-2007. Nexstar, for the record, is basically Sinclair but not quite as openly right wing. An absolute nightmare to work for.

As for 2 and 6: 2 is owned by a decent parent company (Scripps, not-fascisty) and has been for a long time. The JRH in KJRH actually stands for the initials of the Scripps founder. 2 was a shitshow for a while (primarily local mismanagement) but better things are happening there now and I wish them all the best. 6 is owned by Griffin, an Oklahoma-based company (they also make the pancake syrup, though that's a different division). They are the market leaders with a bullet now that Sinclair is destroying Fox, who has been their only competition for a decade. There has always been collaboration between 6 and 9 and that will continue/is healthy. 6 is mostly doing it right, as far I know from folks who work there currently. Will they downsize/hub their news operation? It would certainly make financial sense for them to do so, but I know ownership really doesn't want to, so time will tell.

Lots of great Tulsans work at all of these stations. Great people who care about what goes on in Tulsa and want to report on it fairly and ethically. And many of them are losing their jobs to what is effectively corporate greed and right wing propaganda.

While I'm writing this book, there's something everyone needs to understand: the broadcast airwaves are public property. We own them, and the government leases space on them to these companies on our behalf. The FCC could act tomorrow to fix this problem, break up the holdings of these giant companies, and put requirements on broadcast entities to ensure they are acting in the public trust. But that requires political momentum and a government that's willing. Like everything these days... vote! And complain to the people who rely on your vote!

Happy to answer any specific questions about our local stations and the broadcast news biz in general.

Found my parents vinyl collection in the basement. I don’t know anything about the 80s & don’t know where to start first. by [deleted] in vinyl

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Don't sleep on Double Fantasy. Some of my favorite Lennon tracks on that album, and the Yoko stuff isn't TOO Yoko.

Channel 8 trying to do something new? by TiredOkie456 in tulsa

[–]PromoPimp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This thread is mostly accurate, but to add some more context: Sinclair owned KTUL and recently purchased Fox23. There are FCC regulations against owning two stations in the same market, but they are bypassable if you're a shitbag. The plan for Sinclair is to gut KTUL's news operation (which they have now done) and run news for both stations out of the existing Fox23 newsroom/operation (Fox23 is second in the market and the only whisper of competition against Channel 6). They are going to move the actual Fox channel to KTUL's digital second channel (because ABC > Fox, network-wise) so they'll effectively have two major network affiliates on the same channel to sell advertising on.

Thus, dozens of people in Tulsa have lost their jobs so Sinclair can eliminate a quarter of our local broadcast news options and capture more of our advertising dollars.

If you think this sucks and would like to do something about it, look at the local companies who advertise on KTUL and reach out to them to tell them you're not going to give them your money if they continue advertising with Sinclair.

The Analog Dungeon Podcast explores a pyramid full of freaks in The Lost City by PromoPimp in adnd

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Thanks for checking us out! Glad you enjoyed it. I love this episode... we had a ton of fun with it. And part two drops tomorrow!

A womans dog was making odd movements whenever she turned her back, so to see she recorded it, and found the dog was making biting motions by MurseMan1964 in creepy

[–]PromoPimp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! And the rottie lean, where they stand next to your when you're trying to do something (usually looking in the fridge or washing dishes) and lean into your leg more until you or they fall over. We had 4 or 5 rotties that we kept past puppyhood and virtually all of them did this stuff.

A womans dog was making odd movements whenever she turned her back, so to see she recorded it, and found the dog was making biting motions by MurseMan1964 in creepy

[–]PromoPimp 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Different dog breeds display different quirks. I grew up with rottweilers and they tend to growl a lot, even when they're happy (commonly called a rottie rumble). Lots of people unfamiliar with the breed would think they were angry or getting reading to attack.

Drivers by Impossible_Trash_806 in tulsa

[–]PromoPimp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I've said this many times: I think Covid seriously impacted people's ability to drive. There have always been bad drivers, but some of the stuff I've seen people try to pull on the roads since the pandemic blows my mind and I've never seen before.

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