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John Durkee

News Director & Morning Edition anchor

John Durkee is the News Director for KWGS. He has over 35-years of experience in radio news and has served as News Director of radio stations in Tulsa, Missouri and Kansas. He was also a reporter in Oklahoma City, early in his career. He is a Tulsa native and served as the City of Tulsa Communications Director prior to joining the staff at KWGS.

Durkee has won countless awards for his work as a broadcaster, including awards from the Radio and Television News Directors Association, the Associated Press, United Press International, The Society of Professional Journalists and the Oklahoma and Missouri Association of Broadcasters.

He is a past board member of the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters, the Kansas Association of News Broadcasters and the former Tulsa Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He resides in Bixby with his wife, Carol.

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Morning LOCAL News from KWGS

By John Durkee

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Topping our local news this morning:

· Numerous fires across the region are being blamed this morning on fireworks.

· Cracking down on under-aged drinking in Oklahoma….

· A missing Tulsa woman----- subject of a Silver Alert yesterday---- is found---in the hospital.

Local & Regional

6:40 am

Tue July 3, 2012

Tuesday News from KWGS

By John Durkee

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Topping Our Local News:

· Tulsa’s new trash service begins without major headaches. Today is the east side’s turn.

· Former County Commissioner Wilbert Collins is named to the Tulsa School Board.

· Work should begin next month on the final phase of the I-44 widening project. It means Lewis will be closed for a year.

Local & Regional

9:59 am

Mon July 2, 2012

Economic Warning Signs Ahead

By John Durkee

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There are some economic trouble spots being indicated in the latest nine-state mid-America region survey. The survey is complied in Omaha at Creighton University. Supervising the project is Doctor Ernie Goss.