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Oklahoma has a new brand. I have a different idea.

  By Robert Reid | February 20, 2020 - 11:54 am | Articles, Oklahoma
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I’ve long held a sort of private dream to return from covering the world to Oklahoma, and help my old home state get on a bigger map. In fact, during the past quarter century, many of my favorite projects were already about Oklahoma. … Read on →

Tagged articles, brand, logo, Oklahoma, Skift, slogan

My Story on Oklahoma’s Little River Gets a Bronze

  By Robert Reid | February 9, 2020 - 1:44 pm | Articles, Oklahoma, Places
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I recently learned that my story on Oklahoma’s Little River – actually the southernmost of the two Little Rivers in the state – won “Bronze” from IRMA (International Regional Magazine Association). Yay. The story for Oklahoma Today is one of my all-time favorites, … Read on →

Tagged awards, Little River, Oklahoma, writing

I just won an award!

  By Robert Reid | May 4, 2016 - 6:44 pm | Articles, Oklahoma, RO-Robert, RO-Writing
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A few days I wrote about how I MIGHT have just won my first award since my first high school article (a foolishly glowing article on an awful Roger Daltrey album). That was for my participation on Gary Arndt’s first episode of his … Read on →

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Oklahoma’s Last Stop [Article]

  By Robert Reid | August 31, 2015 - 5:32 pm | Articles, Oklahoma, Places, RO-Travel, RO-Underdogs, USA
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I grew up in Oklahoma, which means I grew up flipping through the pages of Oklahoma Today magazine. I have a feature in its latest issue on the Oklahoma Panhandle, a dream trip I took with my 76-year-old uncle last fall. It’s one of my … Read on →

Why I told Rick Steves to “be sure to try the testicles”

  By Robert Reid | January 8, 2015 - 3:30 pm | Appearances, Oklahoma, RO-Robert, USA
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Sometimes being a travel writer is exactly what it’s cracked up to be. Like the time I was on the Rick Steves radio show, talking about Oklahoma, where I grew up, and got to tell Rick to “be sure to try the testicles.” … Read on →

Failed lake: Oklahoma Panhandle’s Optima

  By Robert Reid | October 6, 2014 - 12:22 am | Oklahoma, RO-Underdogs, USA
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The Oklahoma Panhandle is a rectangle of plains that no one wanted for years. It’s mostly known for being flat and having a lot of bad luck. Boise City, which was accidentally bombed by apologetic Texans during WWII, was the epicenter of the … Read on →

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