Dick Pryor has been a Sooner Rotarian for 16 years.  He has served as club president.  The thing he likes most about our club is the  relationships.  A favorite quote he likes is “You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” (John Wooden)

Dick’s career is journalism.  He is Deputy Director/Managing Editor for OETA.  His work includes content development, project management, strategic planning and he is on-air anchor and host.  He enjoys providing news and information to help people become involved, enlightened citizens.

He is married to his best friend, Lisa.  His children include: Greg Pryor, Rebecca  Pryor Vermelis, Aeschel Duran, Chelsea Wesner, Ryan Southerland and Emily  Southerland.

A book he really enjoyed is Tribes because it challenges us  to see possibilities of leadership.  When  he watches television he enjoys the news, movies and sports.  His favorite show is The West Wing.  Favorite singers or groups include Elton John, Eagles, Chicago, Fleetwood Mac.  His favorite teams are St. Louis Cardinals, OKC Thunder, Boston Bruins, New Orleans Saints/St. Louis Rams.  Some recent reading includes The Wrecking Crew, A Letter to America, American Soldier.  A recent movie he enjoyed is “True Grit”.

If Dick had the opportunity to study an interesting topic it  would be astronomy.  The least interesting  topic he could study would be economics. He is curious about geneology.  Interesting places he has visited include  Russia, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Vancouver.  The farthest he has traveled from home is  Omsk, Russia.  If he could live somewhere  else for awhile, it would be Boston, St. Louis, Denver or the DC area. If he could pick a place to travel to, it would be Santa Fe, NM and Australia.  However, home is his most favorite place to  be.

When Dick grows up he intends to be a wise grandfather.  A favorite meal includes cheese.  He enjoys Trivial Pursuit.  Dick’s favorite sports are baseball, basketball, hockey and football.  Baseball is the sport he played in high school. Dick belongs to the Oklahoma Bar Association.  On weekends you can find Dick running errands  or watching movies or helping with the cleaning and organizing.

Dick’s idea of the ideal friend is someone who is smart, interesting, fun, loyal and honest.  When  considering 3 wishes, Dick would wish for enough money so he could live where he wants to, work at what he wants to and give a lot of it to people who need  help;  good health for himself and his  people; harmony which he believes might be slightly more doable than world  peace. 

If Dick could give himself advice in retrospection, it would  be to “relax”.  Good advice for us all!