Oklahoma’s biggest interviews on KOCO 5’s morning show

AS 2022 COMES TO A CLOSE. WE ARE REVIEWING OF THE BIGGEST STORIES AND BIGGEST INTERVIEWS THAT TOOK PLACE RIGHT HERE IN THE KOCO 5 STUDIOS. MANY OF THE BIGGEST NEWSMAKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, POLITICIANS OF THE YEAR, THEY WERE INTERVIEWED RIGHT HERE ON OUR 9 A.M. NEWSCAST. KOCO SHELBY CASHMAN TAKING A LOOK BACK. FROM A HISTORY MAKING ELECTION THAT CHARTED OUR STATE’S NEXT PATH. I’D PUT MORE MONEY IN EDUCATION THAN ANY OTHER GOVERNOR BEFORE ME, TOO. THE RISE OF YET ANOTHER HEALTH CRISIS. WE HAD MORE CASES OF INFLUENZA PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL THAN WE’VE HAD IN THE PAST TEN YEARS, AND THE COMMUNITY CHAMPIONS MAKING HISTORY. MY SINCERE HOPE IS THAT IT INSPIRES YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. OUR 9 A.M. NEWSCAST GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK OUR STATE’S BIGGEST THE QUESTIONS THAT MATTER TO YOU. LIKE WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH NEWLY ELECTED OKLAHOMA CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT DR. MONTRE JONES, THE FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST PERSON OF COLOR TO EVER HOLD THE POSITION. MY FOCUS IS GOING TO BE ON ON CREATING A CULTURE OF PHILANTHROPY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ELEVATING OUR BRAND, STRENGTHENING ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND BUILDING A POSITIVE PEOPLE CULTURE. 2022 WAS ALSO A BUSY ELECTION YEAR AS POLITICIANS AND LEADERS SPENT MONTHS CAMPAIGNING FOR YOUR VOTE. ONE IMPORTANT ISSUE ON THIS YEAR’S BALLOT WAS THE LARGEST OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL BOND IN HISTORY. AT NEARLY A BILLION DOLLARS. WE SAT DOWN WITH SUPERINTENDENT DR. SEAN MCDANIEL MULTIPLE TIMES TO MAKE SURE YOU HAD ALL OF THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MAKE YOUR DECISION. BIG QUESTION, OF COURSE IS WHY WOULD THIS MONEY GO TOWARDS IF IT’S PASSED? I KNOW THERE’S A LOT TO BREAK DOWN, BUT JUST GIVE ME SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS HERE. WELL, WE LOOK AT IT AS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR KIDS. OPPORTUNI ITIES THAT EITHER EXIST AT VERY LOW LEVELS OR DON’T EXIST AT ALL. AND WE CAN BRING THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO OUR KIDS THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL BOND ELECTION. AND ONCE GOVERNOR STITT WON REELECTION OVER DEMOCRATIC CHALLENGER JOY HOFMEISTER, WE WERE ONE OF HIS FIRST STOPS AFTER HE CLAIMED VICTORY. IF I SUM UP EVERYTHING, IT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE BEST EDUCATION. IT’S GOING TO BE INFRASTRUCTURE NURTURE. IT’S GOING TO BE HEALTH CARE AND IT’S GOING TO BE THE ECONOMY. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE JOB GROWTH, WAGE GROWTH, LOW UNEMPLOYMENT. AND WE’RE DOING THAT. AND AS 2022 COMES TO AN END, WE ARE NOT YET OUT OF THE WOODS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HEALTH. EXPERTS NOW SEEING THE SPREAD OF A TRIPLE DEMIC WITH COVID FLU AND RSV. DR. DALE BRESSLER WITH O.U. HEALTH, A STAPLE ON OUR 9 P.M. NEWSCAST SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN. ONCE AGAIN, CAME ON OUR SHOW TO HELP KEEP YOU SAFE. SOME HOSPITALS ARE REPORTING THAT THEY’RE STARTING TO RUN OUT OF BEDS, PARTICULARLY IN INTENSIVE CARE UNITS. REMEMBER THAT INFLUENZA IN THE ELDERLY IN PARTICULAR, CAN RESULT IN PNEUMONIA. THAT RESULTS IN PEOPLE NEEDING TO BE ON THE VENTILATOR, JUST LIKE WE SAW WITH COVID 19. BUT 2022 WAS NOT WITHOUT SOME SMILES. WE WERE HONORED TO WELCOME MANY CHANGEMAKER ISSA SALISH, THE 22 GERBER BABY FROM EDMOND. SHE WAS THE FIRST IN THE COMPANY’S HISTORY TO EVER HAVE A LIMB DIFFERENCE. BEING BORN WITHOUT A FEMUR OR FIBULA IN HER RIGHT LEG. WE GOT TO MEET ISSA AND HER PARENTS, MEREDITH AND JOHN. WE REALLY WANTED TO SHOW THE WORLD OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, IT WAS APRIL. AND APRIL IS LIVE LOSS AND LIMB DIFFERENCE AWARENESS MONTH. AND SO WE THOUGHT, WELL, WHAT A FORTUITOUS TIME TO BE ABLE TO ENTER HER. HERE’S TO MEETING MORE NEWSMAKERS, INNOVATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS IN 2023.

2022 Year in Review: Biggest interviews on KOCO 5’s morning show

Many of the biggest newsmakers, neighborhood leaders and politicians of the yr had been interviewed stay on our 9 a.m. newscast.

Updated: 2:09 PM CST Dec 27, 2022

As 2022 involves a detailed, KOCO 5 is trying again at a number of the biggest tales and interviews that occurred in our studios.Many of the biggest newsmakers, neighborhood leaders and politicians of the yr had been interviewed stay on our 9 a.m. newscast.KOCO 5’s Shelby Cashman appears at a few of these moments. Open the video participant above to look at.

As 2022 involves a detailed, KOCO 5 is trying again at a number of the biggest tales and interviews that occurred in our studios.

Many of the biggest newsmakers, neighborhood leaders and politicians of the yr had been interviewed stay on our 9 a.m. newscast.

KOCO 5’s Shelby Cashman appears at a few of these moments. Open the video participant above to look at.