We are starting to hear rumblings through the Ogle Mole Network that KFOR's David Payne is the leading candidate to replace departing KOCO Channel 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell. Since this is the spot where we usually quote some other site, here's a snippet from David Payne's Wikipedia Page.
David Payne is a television meteorologist. Since 1993, he has served as a meteorologist at KFOR-TV (channel 4), the NBC-affiliated television station in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma providing forecasts on the weekday morning and Monday and Tuesday noon newscasts, as well as for the Rise and Shine Oklahoma newscast on sister station and MyNetworkTV affiliate KAUT-TV (channel 43) and performs storm chasing duties for KFOR-TV's severe weather coverage. Payne is a member of the National Weather Association and American Meteorological Society and is a recipient of the NWA's Broadcasting Seal of Approval. Payne resides in Edmond, Oklahoma with his wife Julie, and their daughter.