Red River Radio News
Controversy now surrounds the violence which broke out immediately after the Erika Kirk event between supporters and protesters outside the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion on Wednesday, with a trooper injured, and several arrests made.
Cultural, Community, Information
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Tue., Mar. 10, 2026, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Bird Calls, Cliff Shackelford is joined by Ben Jones, Vice President of Conservation and Education at the Houston Zoo. Jones talks about his involvement in the Lights Out Campaign in our urban centers and the Lincoln’s Sparrow is profiled. -
LaToria W. Thomas President & CEO of United Way of Northwest Louisiana, leading equity-focused initiatives after prior roles with GNOF, AARP Foundation, Dress for Success New Orleans, and the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. Founder of Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans, she holds degrees from Northwestern State University (BS, Mathematics) and LSUS (MS, Nonprofit Administration) and was a 2021 ATHENA Honoree and AFP North Louisiana’s 2023 Outstanding Fundraising Executive. -
Lee A. Jeter, Sr. Executive Director of the Fuller Center for Housing of Northwest Louisiana and Pastor of Good Hope Baptist Church, with 25+ years in nonprofit administration and a prior career in the U.S. Marine Corps. His recognitions include the Presidential Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award (2016), and he holds numerous civic leadership roles including Chair of the Bossier Parish Democratic Party Executive Committee and President of the Kiwanis Club of Shreveport. Airs March 9, 2026 -
Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters: Mental Health Edition, we explore the growing issue of loneliness — why it affects our mental and physical health, and what we can do to reconnect. Our host, Dr. Shawn McNeil, is joined by Dr. Pamela McPherson, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program Director at LSU Health Shreveport -
Barbara Joseph Executive Director of the North Louisiana Jewish Federation with 20+ years in education and nonprofit leadership. She oversees educational, social, and cultural programs, strengthens community relations, and guides social service initiatives across the region.
Spotlights
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Host Kermit Poling speaks with cast members from SLT's coming production of Oliver!, the Musical. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with featured violinist Amaryn Olmeda about this weekend's concert with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Butterman. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with SLT cast members about their coming production this weekend.
Local Events
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Watch a part of Texas history at the Nacogdoches Public Library! This is a free event, no registration required. -
Freedom Song is a transformative musical that will shatter myths and open minds. By interweaving a Passover Seder with personal stories of addiction, Freedom Song poses one stark question: What are you a slave to?
The cast of Freedom Song is not a cast of actors; they are actual addicts in recovery that have broken off the shackles of drugs, alcohol, gambling, and other destructive behaviors. By performing in Freedom Song, the interchanging cast members have an opportunity to answer questions from the audience and to share their experiences on how best to recover from a lifestyle of addiction.
Using song and dance, tears and laughter, and an intense post show discussion with the cast, Freedom Song will open your eyes to the real-life struggle against the ‘bondage of self’ that we fight every day.
The show will be followed by an interactive Q&A session. The performance and Q&A session together will last about an hour and 40 minutes, and will be followed by light refreshments.
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Chair: Laura Crawford
Program: Cellist John-Henry Crawford will perform on his grandfather’s 200 year-old cello, telling the story of Dr. Robert Popper’s escape from Nazi Austria before Kristallnacht
More information is on the registration page.
Read more about this annual event and the associated Literary and Art Project at HolocaustRemembranceService.org -
Camp Street Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins Park | Downtown Crockett, Texas
Camp Street Blues returns to historic Downtown Crockett with a weekend of live blues music celebrating East Texas roots and the legacy of Lightnin’ Hopkins.
Friday night features Texas Flood, the nationally recognized Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band known for high-energy performances and authentic Texas blues sound.
Saturday’s lineup includes award-winning blues guitarist Sue Foley, followed by legendary headliners The Fabulous Thunderbirds, bringing decades of Texas blues tradition to the Camp Street stage.
Held at Lightnin’ Hopkins Park, the festival offers an intimate, walkable setting in historic downtown Crockett with local food vendors, artisan shopping, and a relaxed small-town atmosphere.
For fans of blues, Americana, and Red Dirt music, Camp Street Blues offers a weekend road trip worth taking.
News Feed
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Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesThis week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, Not My Job guest John Cusack and panelists Rachel Coster, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show. -
Mike Belleme for NPR/For NPRIn South Carolina, some parents embrace vaccines, others opt out. Why do people make such different choices? A mix of politics, distrust and misinformation is pushing neighbors apart. -
Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty ImagesResearchers looking at foodcrusts on the pottery shards of ancient humans say there's evidence of a wide variety of ingredients, indicating that they may have been experimenting with "recipes." -
Investigators in the U.S. search for motives in three recent instances of targeted attacks, and whether they are related to the war in Iran.
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NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Michele Steele discuss Iran's World Cup participation and college basketball as it heads into March Madness.
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A group of New Jersey friends love to dance so much that when they got sick of the club scene they started a monthly dance party called, "All My Friends."
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Lawmakers want an explanation for the Feb. 28 missile attack on a Tehran girls' school. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded.
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The U.S. and Israel attacked Iran two weeks ago. Most recently, six U.S. personnel died in a plane crash in Iraq, Iran vowed to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed, and more Marines are headed to the region.
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NPR's Scott Simon asks former Israeli deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich, now at Columbia University, about Israeli domestic politics and their effect on the Iran war.
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New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins tells NPR's Scott Simon about Marco Rubio's role as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to a president shaking the world order.
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