Special Programs: Upcoming Community and Cultural Programs

"A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor is coming to Shreveport for a live broadcast on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 4:45 p.m. The show will take place in historic Shreveport Municipal Auditorium.

Air Thursday, February 23 at 6:00 p.m. Recorded live on the  campus of Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, this special roundtable discussion is part of the 4th Lone Star Legislative Summit. The Summit was produced by the Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with Stephen F. Austin State University and presented by Norbord. The panelists explore the media’s impact on the 2012 presidential race.  Kate Archer Kent, news producer for Red River Radio, serves as moderator. The panel features Dr. George Edwards, a political science professor at Texas A&M University ; Dr. Ken Collier, an associate professor of political science at Stephen F.

Airs, Thursday, February 23 at 8:00 p.m.  There's nothing like the sound of musicians embracing the concept of swinging on the bandstand, a 20th-century American conception that has since permeated the planet. Tune in for an hour of music featuring Jeff, John and Gerald Clayton, Obed Calvaire, and Terrell Stafford, recorded live in Charles H. Morris Center.

Airs Wednesday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. Despite disability, poverty, isolation and prejudice, a surprising number of blind African American musicians who came from the gospel tradition influenced not just gospel music, but blues, bluegrass, and American vernacular music up to and beyond rock and roll. Using narrative, archival audio, interviews, scholarly commentary and music, Heavenly Sight tells this little known story through broadcast and a comprehensive, interactive web site.

Airs Wednesday, February 22 at 11:00 a.m. Ruby Elzy was one of George Gershwin's handpicked leads for the original production of Porgy and Bess. Hailing from the small Mississippi town of Pontotoc, Ruby Elzy's voice carried her to Ohio State University, Julliard, Broadway, and concerts coast to coast. Tragically, her life would end before she took the next step to the Metropolitan Opera stage in Aida. This program is based upon the book Black Diva of the Thirties - The Life of Ruby Elzy, by David E. Weaver, published by the University Press of Mississippi. Archival recordings for this program were also provided by Mr. Weaver.