CHARLENE BELEW

Charlene , also known in the community as Charlie , is the Managing Editor for The Duncan Banner and Duncan Magazine . Charlie has served two tenures with The Banner . Her first began in 2014 with an internship through Oklahoma Press Association and culminated in 2017 as News Editor . Her second began in 2018 when she returned as a staff writer and she resumed her editorship in 2020 . Although she has spent much of her life

CRYSTAL CHILDERS

Crystal joined The Banner staff in 2013 as an advertising executive . She was promoted to Advertising Manager in 2017 before becoming General Manager in 2020 . Born and raised in Duncan , Crystal graduated from Duncan High School in 2001 and is active in several community groups , including the Lions Club and the Meridian Volunteer Fire Department . Crystal , along with husband Mike , live

TAMARA GREGOR

Born and raised in California , Tamara joined the staff at The Duncan Banner in March 2020 . Tamara previously gathered her experience interning at the South Gibson Star Times in Fort Branch , Indiana , as well as working as the editor for her college newspaper , The Collegian in Oakland City , Indiana . Her experiences continued while writing and publishing a magazine , Evoke , with a group of friends in Turlock ,

JASON HODGES

A Comanche resident since the age of 10 , Jason graduated from Comanche High School in 1991 . His wife , Jennifer , followed a year behind , and the family has strong roots in the area . They have raised three daughters here , each of whom graduated from Comanche . They also have grandchildren attending school there . Jason began his career with The Banner in 2016 as a freelance photographer . Later , he accepted a full-time

ANDY MORPHEW

Andy , the Sports Editor for The Duncan Banner , began his tenure as a Banner staff member in January 2016 . This is his second time with The Duncan Banner . His first came as an intern in the summer 2011 . Andy has lived in Stephens County since September of 2010 . A graduate of The University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma , Andy has covered over 1,000 games in the college or high school ranks over his time at the paper .

KELLY WRAY

Kelly S . Wray wrote his first articles for The Banner in September 1992 when Velma-Alma opened its football season with road wins over Washington , Oklahoma , and Dibble . He has followed Stephens County sports and written about them , off and on , ever since then . A graduate of Empire High School and winner of the 2004 Society of Professional Journalists First Amendment Award , Wray has worked fulltime for newspapers in Duncan , Chickasha and Lawton . He holds a bachelor ’ s

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Charlie has always felt a special call to the Duncan and Stephens County community . She adopted a dog from Stephens County Humane Society ’ s Take Out Tuesday program with The Banner in 2019 and also participates as a member of the Duncan Rotary Club .

three teenage children , Alyssa , Jacob and Jordan . Crystal enjoys spending time with family and friends , her parents and her many dogs .

With family locally as well in the surrounding areas of Oklahoma , Tamara moved to Stephens County from Stanislaus County , jumping right into community events as a reporter . She loves to connect and engage with the community members to tell their heartfelt story each day .

department , but he still enjoys taking photos occasionally . Jason loves his connection to the community he has now working at The Banner .

Sports Editor , Andy has enjoyed many successes of area teams over the years and has enjoyed telling the stories of Stephens County athletes .

and a master ’ s degree in behavioral health from Cameron University , and a master ’ s in school counseling from Southwestern Oklahoma State University . He has taught communications at six different colleges and universities , including the University of Oklahoma , and currently is an adjunct psychology instructor for Cameron . He is a licensed alcohol drug counselor and works for Red Rock Behavioral Health Services .