Second chance was all she needed

Carrie Coppernoll is a columnist and reporter. She was named the top personal columnist in Oklahoma in 2009 and 2010 by the Associated Press and Association of Newspaper Editors. She was also named the 2008 Journalist of the Year by the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.



She is a graduate of the Leadership Oklahoma City LOYAL program. She earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas. Before interning at The Oklahoman, she worked at The Baxter Bulletin in her hometown of Mountain Home, Ark.