SkyNews 9 Pilot Jim Garder, is announcing his retirement after 40 years as a pilot, and more than a decade capturing breaking news and weather at Oklahoma’s Own News 9 in Oklahoma City.
Gardner graduated from Wynnewood High School in Wynnewood, Oklahoma.
He started his career in Burbank, California, where his duties involved film and photo work and transporting numerous celebrities. His career evolved and took him to KCAL in Hollywood, where Gardner covered many stories, including the infamous car chase involving O.J. Simpson…