Oklahoma City TV personality Paul Newsom dies at 64 at his Bixby home

By Ed Godfrey – Staff Writer

Published: July 2, 2009

Paul Newsom, host of the long running outdoors show “Paul Newsom’s Great Outdoors,” died Wednesday.

Newsom, 64, died at his home in Bixby after a two-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be Tuesday at Asbury Methodist Church in Tulsa.

Newsom was president of Newsome Productions, Inc., a full-service advertising, marketing and television production company established in 1985 with offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

He also served as spokesman and appeared in television commercials for many Oklahoma-owned companies, such as Oklahoma Natural Gas, Jim Glover Dodge and Chevrolet and most recently AutoMax Hyundai.

“Paul Newsom’s Great Outdoors” aired for more than 15 years.