Oklahoma Educational Television Authority sets viewership record for centennial show

From: THE JOURNAL RECORD | Date: December 18, 2007| Author: Janice Francis-Smith | Copyright information

The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority broke the national record for viewers with its broadcast of the state Centennial Spectacular, said OETA Executive Director John McCarroll on Monday.

OETA held a live broadcast of the event, which featured a host of Oklahoma celebrities and was held on Statehood Day, Nov. 16, at the Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City. The broadcast was viewed by 30 percent of Oklahoma households.

"We set a record across the United States," said Mc...