I Am Norman

Jeff Moody becomes our first 2-time guest as he joins us to talk about the BBBS Lip Sync Battle. Lip Sync for Kids' Sake supports BBBSOK mentoring programs and allows more Littles to start on the path to their brightest possible futures. Team members raise money for BBBSOK in Norman. After reaching their fundraising goal, the team will make a solo, duet, trio, or group music video to be judged by our celebrity judges. Find out more at www.lipsyncnorman.org

Norman, Oklahoma artist Brett McDanel constructs innovative industrial sculptures from found objects. For the last twelve years McDanel has spent his free time scouring streets, vintage stores and the scrap yards for parts that, to most people, are insignificant. The artist states, “When walking down the street you find a random piece of metal that doesn’t belong there. All by itself, it’s just a piece of metal, but when you place it with other objects, it becomes something bigger... a part of something. All together these creations have a place.” Hear his story in this episode of the I Am Norman podcast.

Ed Kelley's career is nothing if not impressive. An award-winning journalist, Kelley has served as the editor of the Washington Times in Washington, D.C., the editor of The Oklahoman and senior contributing editor of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. he was named Editor of the Year in 1996 by the National Press Foundation for overseeing The Oklahoman's coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing, has served as a juror to the Pulitzer Prizes and was named to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2003. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Kelley returned to his alma mater in 2015 and was named the dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication in March of 2016. Listen today as Kelley recounts his career, his time in Norman and much more.

Angela Jimenez-Calhoun is an Oklahoma native, graduate of the University of Oklahoma and long-time Norman resident. As someone that has spent her life helping others, she founded Pantry Partners with the mission of fighting childhood chronic hunger & teen homelessness. Hear her story and about the many amazing programs Pantry Partners has that help provide a better life for Norman teens.

Maggie McClure is a native of Norman and half of the husband/wife music duo, The Imaginaries. After touring the country for many years as a successful solo artist, she and her husband Shane Henry of Verden, OK formed The Imaginaries to bring a slice of Americana to the music world. Well-known for their Christmas music, The Imaginaries were chosen to tour with Brian Setzer for a 2019 Christmas tour before health issues canceled the tour. After that setback, and having more than 50 shows canceled due to COVID, The Imaginaries are back to playing a few shows this holiday season. Hear Maggie talk about how Norman shaped her as a musician, what she loves about being back here after living 6 years in Los Angeles and where you can see them play this holiday season in this great episode of "I Am Norman."