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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As Oklahoma's teacher walkout enters its eighth day, the union leading it has a new demand to end it.Oklahoma Education Association is now saying…
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Oklahoma teachers continued to rally Wednesday at the state capitol, the third day of a planned teacher walkout. Educators filled the capitol to capacity,…
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Updated 7:11 p.m.As House members were preparing to adjourn, Republican Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols announced that he had just been notified by the…
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Updated 5:25 p.m.Public schools from every corner of the state closed their doors today as teachers walked out of the classroom and marched at the…
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For the first time in 14 years, somebody other than Mick Cornett will be the mayor of Oklahoma City. But the city’s new mayor-elect already knows his way…
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The new head of the Oklahoma State Department of Health says the agency has been spending more than its annual revenue since 2011. Interim Commissioner…
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The state is facing a budget gap of $215 million, and social services and schools are already feeling the impact.
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The Oklahoma Senate is trying to break a stalemate between House Republicans and Democrats. On Thursday, the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution, urging…
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Democrats in the Oklahoma House voted down a GOP-backed package that would have increased taxes on cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, low point beer and fuel…
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Five weeks after calling a special session, Gov. Mary Fallin announced Monday that Republicans in the state House and Senate have reached a budget deal to…