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Even from his earliest days, the Toronto-born and raised Atkinson seemed to have entertainment in his blood. He got his start in the late 1940s as a Canadian publicist for Decca Records, the U.K. label that was home to Bing Crosby’s "White Christmas," before making a break for local radio. Atkinson’s first stops were at CFRB-AM in Toronto from 1948 to 1950 and then CHUM-AM from 1950 to 1954. But it was a move to the nation’s capital in 1954, where he took a gig at CFRA-AM, that offered Atkinson the opportunity to really make a splash as the host of "Campus Corner," a two-hour weekend sh...

Article content Gord Atkinson died just after the Oscars ended Sunday — not wanting to leave, his family wonders, while the stars were still out. A giant in local radio circles in the second half of the 20th century, Atkinson succumbed to the effects of a stroke at the age of 94. He leaves behind seven children and Elaine, his wife of 69 years. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Egan: From Bing to The King, radio man Gord Atkinson had legendary career Back to video “My father always said to us, and he meant every word of it,” said his son,...

1 hr ago Norman citizens may see fewer parking spaces but more businesses if a committee pursues a plan to implement a parking maximum for new commercial development. The Community Planning and Transportation Committee Thursday discussed possible changes to the city’s code requirements as part of a two-year goal to incentivize “green building codes,” an office memo from Planning and Community Development reads. City Council Ward 4 Lee Hall, Ward 7 Stephen Holman and Ward 8 Matt Peacock were in favor of rethinking parking space requirements in light of new shopping and dining tr...

1 of 4 NOUN Hotel developer Scott Lambert, middle, and other dignitaries turn the first shovel of dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hotel, Thursday, April 22, 2021.  Kyle Phillips / The Transcript NOUN Hotel developer Scott Lambert speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hotel, Thursday, April 22, 2021.  Kyle Phillips / The Transcript NOUN Hotel developer Scott Lambert, right, and Bob Stoops during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Hotel, Thursday, April 22, 2021.  Kyle Phillips / The Transcript Former OU football coach Bob Stoops, ...

People from across Oklahoma, including Gov. Kevin Stitt, attended a Thursday groundbreaking ceremony for a new hotel on Norman’s Campus Corner.  The NOUN Hotel was first proposed in the Norman City Council meeting July 14, 2020. Sean Rieger, the attorney for the applicant and presenter of the project, proposed the construction of the hotel at 542–543 S. University Blvd.  According to Scott Lambert, the NOUN Hotel managing partner, the hotel will open in December 2022.  During the ceremony, Lambert said the hotel will include 92 rooms, two suites, a banquet hall, restaurant,...