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Steve bennett

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Steve Bennett

A native Tulsan, Steve Bennett has a news background that spans four decades. Steve began his career as anchor/reporter at KBIX in Muskogee, KOCY in Oklahoma City, and was news director for KOMA-FM and KRXO-FM in Oklahoma City. While he was news director, KOMA won numerous Associated Press awards through the years. Steve has also served on the Oklahoma Associated Press Broadcasters Board of Directors.

He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s from OU as well, and taught broadcast writing and ethics classes at the university’s Gaylord College of Journalism for five years.

Steve has covered some of the most pivotal events in recent Oklahoma history, including the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Building and the May 3, 1999 tornado, the largest twister in a metropolitan area ever recorded. Steve has also had extensive experience reporting on state elections, as well as breaking news stories.

Steve and his wife Malia have three children, including son Christopher and identical twin daughters, Laura and Rachel. Steve and his family are members of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Oklahoma City. He has also has been involved in a variety of public service projects in his community. An adult leader with The Last Frontier Council Boy Scout Troop 20, Steve is a member of the Order of the Arrow and the 2005 Friend of Scouting Campaign’s honorary Chairman. He’s also been a featured celebrity reader for the Metropolitan Library System’s Week of the Young Child as well as volunteering his time to numerous other civic and educational organizations.