Education
A native of Prague, Oklahoma, Case graduated from Prague High School in 1970. In 1996, Case graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta.
A native of Prague, Oklahoma, Case graduated from Prague High School in 1970. In 1996, Case graduated cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta.
He was best known as the news anchor of Cable News Network Radio from 1985 to 2011. He received his bachelor"s degree in Speech in 1975 from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma. He was licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia and also taught as a professor
Case began his broadcast news career in the 1970s at small radio stations in Midwest City, Oklahoma and Jackson, Mississippi.
He quickly moved on to KVOO (now KFAQ) in Tulsa. By 1979, Case became a news correspondent for KEBC (now KBRU) in Oklahoma City.
He was a charter member and president of the Oklahoma City News Broadcaster"s Association. Case spent two of his years at KEBC covering the state government of Oklahoma.
In 1985, Case joined Cable News Network in Atlanta.
Jim Ribble of Cable News Network said that the staff often consulted with Case about news coverage of court decisions because of his legal knowledge. Mike Jones, a manager at Cable News Network Radio, called Case "the backbone of this network". Case had also worked as a television anchor for Cable News Network"s sister network, Headline News.
Case was killed in an automobile accident on Bankhead Highway in Birmingham, Alabama, during a rainstorm on November 22, 2011.
A pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic at the intersection with Pratt Highway at about 3:05 p.m. and struck the Nissan Altima that Case was driving. Case died at the scene of the accident despite wearing his seatbelt.
Case had recently celebrated his 59th birthday and was traveling to Oklahoma to visit his family for Thanksgiving.
