Media
The Red Dirt Radio Hour debuted on Tulsa radio KVOO - the "Voice of Oklahoma" - on January 26, 2003. The show was hosted by Red Dirt Rangers John Cooper and Brad Piccolo, joined by station DJ Eric Wayne. Wayne was voted Oklahoma Red Dirt DJ of the Year in 2004. Although the Sunday evening show enjoyed success for five years, KVOO cancelled the broadcast abruptly in November 2007. Various factors seemed to influence the decision made by station owners. On August 2, 2009 - after an absence of nearly two years - the show returned to KVOO and can be heard on Sundays from 9pm-10pm.
In 2007, students at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma produced a documentary called North of Austin/West of Nashville: Red Dirt Music which was premiered at the University on July 24. The title of the film refers to names often given to the region around Stillwater, Oklahoma. The students traveled more than 4700 miles, interviewing and recording musicians such as the Red Dirt Rangers, Bob Childers, No Justice, Johnny Cooper, Brandon Jenkins, Stoney LaRue, Cross Canadian Ragweed and others. "In this film, the musicians speak openly, honestly and passionately about this unique musical form born in the heartland of the southern plains. Void of the over-polished and superficial influences of today’s music marketers, these musicians live the stories that they sing about while remaining true to themselves." A screening of the film also took place at the Crystal Theater in Okemah, Oklahoma on July 12, 2008 during the 11th Annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival.
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