Red River Radio Highlights
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  • Our Next Cyber May Drawing is For a McKay House Get-A-Way

    May is CYBER Month and on Friday, May 18 at midnight we'll hold our next drawing for a two night stay at the McKay House Bed & Breakfast in historic Jefferson Texas. Make your pledge before midnight, Friday May 18 and you'll be entered to win. You'll also be entered to win in our final drawing which takes place at midnight, Friday May 25. For our final drawing, we'll give-a-way an ASUS 10.1" Netbook Computer. Click on the Link below for all the details. Make Your Pledge now and support all the programs you love and help us shorten our end of the year drive at the same time. For each $15,000 we raise we'll shorten the end of the year drive by one day. Click the DONATE Now link and Pledge!

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    The Alley-McKay House is a romantic Bed and Breakfast in the "Quality Hill" section of the National & State Historic District of Jefferson, Texas. They’ll welcome you like family, but treat you like special guests. They don’t want you to just relax, but to come enjoy yourselves and have fun. For a romantic getaway, the popular 1851 Alley-McKay House Bed & Breakfast Inn provides guests with luxury lodging and is within a short stroll of fine dining, antiques, shopping, carriage and riverboat rides in Jefferson's historic downtown area.

    Take A Tour Of The House Here.

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  • Cultural, Community, Information
  • Red River Radio presents “A Prairie Home Companion”

    Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion” will present a live broadcast on Saturday, June 9, at 4:45 p.m., in historic Shreveport Municipal Auditorium. Tickets are going fast so call now to reserve your seats.

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  • Cultural, Community, Information
  • Levon Helm: Rambles Home

    Airs Friday, May 18 at 9:00 p.m.   A one-hour music and commentary show about the late musician Levon Helm, drummer for the seminal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Band, and a revered solo artist. Helm died April 19, 2012 at the age of 71 from a recurrence of throat cancer that had threatened his life as far back as 1997. This program features Helms vocals and drumming with The Band, as well as some of his post-Band performances, with special attention given to his Midnight Ramble concerts held in recent years at his home in Woodstock, NY.  Among the commentators complimenting the music are journalist Anthony DeCurtis, musicians Shawn Colvin, Rich Pagano, David Gans, Grammy Museum head Bob Santelli and others plus archival clips of Levon Helm himself.

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  • The Songbird: Lee Morse

    Airs Thursday, May 17 at 9:00 p.m.  In 1917, and the age of 20, Lee Morse began her career as a singer who became her strong, deep singing voice and vocal range. She was 5-feet tall and weighed in at about 100-pounds, yet she could belt out a song that would startle an audience. Plus, she did something very few pop performers tried: Yodeling. Lee also surrounded herself with very accomplished jazz musicians. Her career lasted until her death in 1954 and during those years she also appeared in vaudeville productions as well as Broadway. Later she would appear in several short films. Although she left an impressive musical legacy over the course of a few years, Lee Morse is all but forgotten today. Join us as we venture back in time for a visit with Lee Morse “The Songbird.”

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  • Savannah Music Festival: Piano Showdown Part Two

    Airs Thursday, May 17 at 8:00 p.m.  A summit of keyboard virtuosos including Eddie Palmieri, Henry Butler, Bob Seeley and Aaron Goldberg. In the international music world, there are literally dozens of piano competitions across the globe. However, in jazz and blues music, the spirit of friendly competition has always been a part of the tradition. In this second episode, we'll hear more solos and duets by four distinct, versatile and unique players from different generations. Octogenarian and boogie woogie specialist Bob Seeley shares the stage with Aaron Goldberg, who is not even half his age. New Orleans-based Henry Butler and Latin jazz great Eddie Palmieri round out this one-time-only production recorded at the 2009 Savannah Music Festival. 

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  • Local
  • LeTourneau University recruits home-schooled students

    LeTourneau University in Longview seeks home-schooled students and their families to attend a four-day symposium to learn about college life and what the school offers. Admissions counselor Barnabas Bridgeman says one in five students at LeTourneau has a home schooling background.

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  • Commentary
  • What Was I Thinking for May 17, 2012

    Commentator Brian O'Nuanain takes on the subject of illegal’s swooping in on our community.

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  • Local
  • Fuller Center for Housing spreads to Bossier City

    The Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana is taking its home building ministry to Bossier City. Two homes will go up there over the summer. Executive director Lee Jeter says he wants home ownership to be possible in every neighborhood where people live in poverty.

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