DAY-TURN STORIES
1970's Photo Of Oklahoma Serial Killer Discovered
Moore teacher sings "Jesus Loves Me" to calm students during tornado
Moore Liquor Store Owner Uses Facebook To Track Down Shoplifters
OK Casino Closes Suddenly, Leaving Workers Without Paychecks
Man Arrested, Accused Of Operating Mail Fraud, Identity Theft Ring
Assaults On EMSA Medics Unexpectedly Common
Flooded trailer park owner fights with city over water
An unexpected trip turns into some nice shots
Rush Springs Man Diagnosed with Terminal Cancer wants to get Married
This was a bit of a surprise, I was expecting the man to be much older than he was. This was a rare opportunity to use two cameras for a day-turn.
Robotics Competition Kicks Off At Cox Convention Center
This was a fun Saturday!
Town Of Lexington Honors Passing Of Former Fire Chief
This family has such a legacy in this small town. It was wonderful meeting this family and telling their story.
Wheelchair-Bound Prague Boy Fulfills Dream Of Scoring Touchdown
What a powerful and moving story. This kid and his family were awesome! We had some challenges getting the cell video for this one, we ended up sending it to Youtube and also shooting it off the phone. The Youtube video was corrupted so I took the audio from that and synced it with the video.
News 9 Joins The Great Twinkie Hunt
We really had fun with this story! Most of the stuff was shot off-tripod on purpose to give it a more urgent, edgy feel. Some of the video was also shot on an iPhone.
Delaware County teen gets stuck in a tight spot
This was a fun shoot! We weren't expecting to have anything other than the firefighter, on the way back we stopped at a gas station and struck gold!
We were just hoping to grab some water for the drive back, then we saw two ladies outside the store. After talking to them, we discovered that one of them was the victim/suspect's girlfriend! She called Caleb and led us to his house, a great accidental find!
Gun sales on the rise in Tulsa after Colorado shooting
Just a quick day-turn story about gun sales in Tulsa.
American Idol Auditions, Oklahoma City OK
This was one of the stories we did from the AI auditions in OKC
American Idol hopefulls take the heat in OKC for their shot at stardom
One of our stories from Oklahoma City during the American Idol auditions.
Thieves steal trailer carrying custom Harley
What looked like a simple story at first, turned out to be an interesting one!
While waiting for the reporter to write this story, I overheard a call about a possible sighting of the bike referenced in the video. I went out to the area where it was seen and after interviewing a few people, I found the trailer. The next day, police got the trailer back and eventually found the bike, the suspects, as well as drugs and a meth lab.
Tulsa Tough cyclists take on the dreaded Cry Baby Hill
This was a fun shoot!
Governor dedicates Thunderbird Chapel to Camp Gruber
This was a tough shoot, especially the interviews we did outside being under an awning with a bright scene behind us.
Former Tulsan gets new home in Joplin
One of our reports from Joplin Mo on the 1 year anniversary of the devastating EF-5 tornado
Bullied teen gets unexpected gift
I really like how this story turned out. The video of Dustin at the cheer camp aren't mine, but the editing and other video is mine.
Exterminator caught in bra and panty drawer
The full story here
Ft. Gibson ISD Discusses Plan to Prevent Another Shooting on Campus
Kansas plane crash update
This is the second story I shot and edited on this day. The file video of the crash was not mine, I edited the entire story.
Cody McDonell
Email: ctmcdonell@gmail.com