The Norman Transcript advances its video commitment

The Norman Transcript has a lot to cover - including everything crimson and cream.
Being the hometown newspaper for the University of Oklahoma Sooners offers a lot of opportunities for news coverage. And now The Transcript is stepping up to get it on tape.

Editor Andy Rieger's staff already had been delving into multimedia, beefing up the Transcript's Web site. They took their new focus a step farther when Rick Lepper and I made a CNHI Mo Jo 2008 Summer Tour stop in the Sooner Nation.

Jerry Laizure, Jason Clarke and Rick huddled for hours talking video and audio. The technos can't keep it to themselves. Journalists Michael Kinney, Carol Cole-Frowe and Julianna Parker were among those crowding around to pick up a few tips. Michael managed to pry the equipment away from Jerry and Jason long enough to work on a slideshow and to interview the fire marshal for a video about fireworks safety.