Jacob McCleland
Jacob McCleland was KGOU's News Director from 2015 to 2018.
He spent nine years as a reporter and host at public radio station KRCU in Cape Girardeau, Mo. His stories have appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Here & Now, Harvest Public Media and PRI’s The World. Jacob has reported on floods, disappearing languages, crop duster pilots, anvil shooters, Manuel Noriega, mule jumps and more.
He has a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Spanish from Southeast Missouri State University and a master’s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Jacob warns us he won't answer the phone when the St. Louis Cardinals are playing a postseason game. Fun fact: his high school mascot is the Appleknocker.
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U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke to a receptive audience Thursday when he addressed members of the Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association at Rose State…
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During the war, the tribe was divided among Southern and Northern sympathizers, but ultimately sided with the Confederacy.
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An Oklahoma man was arrested Saturday morning in connection with an attempt to detonate what he believed was a vehicle bomb in Oklahoma City.Updated…
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Oklahoma Supreme Court justices considered arguments Tuesday that challenged the constitutionality of four bills passed during this year’s legislative…
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A new basketball star is now in the Sooner State.Four-time All-Star Paul George arrived at Will Rogers International Airport on Tuesday afternoon, and met…
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The Oklahoma City Thunder introduced two of their newest players to the media Tuesday.The team signed free agents Patrick Patterson and Raymond Felton…
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The government of Guatemala is opening a new consulate in Oklahoma City today, the first official consulate in the city.Approximately 15,000 Guatemalans…
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An Oklahoma congressman says he agrees with President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey.Republican Rep. Tom Cole criticized Comey…
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Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, says he and a bipartisan group of Congressmen will send a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan this week to request a new…
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A bill that would allow counties to choose whether or not to permit Sunday sales of alcohol at retail liquor stores passed out of the state Senate on…