Russell M. Perry
American politician1
Russell M. Perry is an American businessman, banker, publisher, and broadcaster from Oklahoma. Perry served as the Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce from 1999 to 2000, having been appointed by governor of Oklahoma Frank Keating.2
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About
Perry was the first African American to hold that position. After being nominated by Keating, Perry was never confirmed by the Oklahoma Senate. Perry's appointment became a central issue in the 2001 Oklahoma Supreme Court case Keating v. Edmondson.
"I'm the Maverick. If you tell me it can't be done. I'm gonna try it."
Russell M. Perry
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Companies
Career
- Date not recordedFounded Perry Publishing and Broadcasting3
Perry started the Black Chronicle in 1979, a statewide newspaper based out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that focuses on the African community in Oklahoma. At the same time, Perry founded and become the President of Perry Publishing and Broadcasting Company, which is a print media, cable television and radio broadcasting corporation. Perry Publishing owns radio stations KVSP and KRMP in Oklahoma City, KJMM and KGTO in Tulsa, among others.
Perry would later come to own the controlling interest in First Security Bank of Oklahoma City.
On the 7th of April 2025 the Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Resolution 13, honoring Russell M. Perry for his remarkable contributions to the state as a businessman, banker, and journalist. Authored and presented by Senator Shane Jett, state of Oklahoma, who is the state senator from Senate District 17, which includes northern Pottawatomie County and eastern Oklahoma County. The resolution commended Perry for founding The Black Chronicle and establishing Perry Publishing & Broadcasting, now Oklahoma’s largest independent radio group.
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Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States4
In 2006, Perry was inducted into the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Perry was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2013.
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