Cyberday

Cyberday is Friday, March 8, 2019

So far 73 listeners have donated for a total of $5,350 Cyberday is Friday, March 8, 2019. And our spring fundraising drive begins Monday, March 11. Please help us leap into the future with great Public Broadcasting service with your help and support. Everyone who makes a pledge before midnight on Friday, March 8, will automatically be entered into the drawing for an Apple 9.7-inch iPad Tablet with Wi-Fi, 32 GB Drive and 9.7" Screen. Help us take all the steps needed to keep Red River Radio healthy as we walk into our future together. DONATE NOW!

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Sun Outages

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Spring Solar Outages

Twice each year the sun lines up directly behind our Satellite and our receiving dishes and the intense radiation from the sun disrupts the signal for a few minutes each day during an 4 to 5 day period. We are currently experiencing the Spring outage period which occurs around 12:52 p.m CT for our area of the nation. We will restore the signal as soon as possible after each outage. We appreciate your patience. The Next outage will occur in March.

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Red River Radio News

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Nacogdoches City Council Adds Vaping To Public Smoking Restrictions

VAPING ORDINANCE - Most local and state smoke free laws were enacted before e-cigarettes and vaporizers were on the market. Now there are concerns about the health impact e-cigs and vaping have on public health. The city of Nacogdoches is joining the ranks of cities across Texas that are restricting where someone can vape or use an e-cig. Red River Radio’s Wynter Chauvin has more on this story. Last Tuesday evening, the Nacogdoches, Texas City Council voted to restrict the use of e-cigarettes...

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Red River Radio Spotlight: River City Repertoire Theatre Presents "Desire"

Airs Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 11 a.m. Kermit Poling spoke with Heather Bryson and Stephen L. Barron about River City Repertoire Theatre's new production of Desire, comprised of six short plays written by six acclaimed playwrights based on six short stories by Tennessee Williams. The plays weave a tapestry of longing and the need for human beings to connect and communicate. Each play serves as an homage to Williams and his vast body of work. The show opens tonight, March 6, at 7:30 p.m....

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Red River Radio Spotlight: Shreveport Little Theatre presents Inherit the Wind

Airs Thursday, February 28, 2019, at 11 p.m. Bill Beckett spoke with Bobby Darrow, Managing Artistic Director of Shreveport Little Theater, along with actors George Sewell and Jeff Lowe about Shreveport Little Theatre’s new production of Inherit the Wind, a play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee and directed here by Mary Joris. All performances will take place in Shreveport Little Theatre, located at 812 Margaret Place in Shreveport. Performance are February 28, March 1, 2, 8, and 9 at 7:30 p...

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Caravan: Rod MacDonald Live at Leu Gardens

Airs Friday, March 8, 2019, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we feature a brand new release from the Johnny Cash Archives plus new tunes by Paul Ruske, Arianna Savall, Anders Osbourne, Della Mae, and Antje Duvekot plus tracks from Allison Crowe, Alabama Shakes, and Curtis Mayfield. Then, in our concert hour, Rod MacDonald takes the stage at Leu Gardens in Orlando Florida, and in our final hour we "Catch this cloud" with tracks from Chelsea Lynn LaBate, Ash RA Temple, Abbie Gardner &...

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An Algerian government plane believed to be returning the nation's president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, home from Switzerland has landed at Boufarik military airport, southwest of the capital Algiers, as demonstrators have turned out to protest his quest for a fifth term in office.

Bouteflika has been receiving medical treatment in Switzerland since February 24. Protests began two days earlier, demanding that the 82-year-old leader not seek re-election next month.

In the midst of a presidential budget proposal destined to generate controversy for its expected drastic spending cuts, White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump wants to have a conversation about increasing the availability and affordability of child care.

NPR has learned that the 2020 White House budget set to be released Monday will call for increased spending on child care and propose an initiative to address shortages.

The Packhorse pub sits in the tiny village of South Stoke in the west of England amid rolling hills dotted with sheep. For more than a century and a half, it played a crucial role in the village and marked milestones in the lives of local families.

Gerard Coles, who was born half a mile from the pub and now brews cider nearby, started coming to the Packhorse when he was 15 and underage, sometimes with his school teacher for lunch.

When Erin Gilmer filled her insulin prescription at a Denver-area Walgreens in January, she paid $8.50. U.S. taxpayers paid another $280.51.

She thinks the price of insulin is too high. "It eats at me to know that taxpayer money is being wasted," says Gilmer, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes while a sophomore at the University of Colorado in 2002.

The diagnosis meant that for the rest of her life she'd require daily insulin shots to stay alive. But the price of that insulin is skyrocketing.

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Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Asad Khan, says India is hastily and unfairly blaming his country for a Feb. 14 suicide bombing that killed more than 40 Indian security force members in the disputed Kashmir region.

"India pointed the finger at Pakistan within minutes. The Indian government and media went into overdrive, whipping up war hysteria against Pakistan," Khan said recently in Washington.

When high school senior and wrestler Brendan Johnston realized he had to face Jaslynn Gallegos, a high school senior, and Angel Rios, a high school junior, in last month's Colorado state wrestling championship, he knew his shot at a state title was over.

Johnston refused to compete against Rios and Gallegos because they are both women.

Gallegos went on to place fifth place in that tournament and Rios was fourth — marking the first time girls have placed at a Colorado state wrestling tournament.

The House on Friday approved a sweeping measure that would, among many others things, expand voters' access to the polls. But Senate Republican leaders say that chamber will not take up the bill, calling it a power grab.

Updated at 11:32 a.m. ET

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed Sunday morning shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the airline said.

The plane had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board, the airline said. There were no survivors.

The cause of the crash remains unknown. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said it will send a team to help with the investigation.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We're going to return now to our Troll Watch series.

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MARTIN: This is where we bring you stories of cybersecurity attacks, bots and of course, internet trolls. This week, Twitter confirmed that users will eventually be able to press a button that says hide tweet that would, as you might imagine, allow users to hide certain responses to their tweets. And that means if you tweet something and you get nasty or abusive replies back, you could make those replies invisible to others.

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Red River Radio Ninth Annual Young Artists Competition 2019

Young Artists Competition 2019 Posted February 4, 2019. Welcome to the Ninth Annual Red River Radio Young Artists Competition, open to instrumentalists and vocalists ages 18 and under in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Winners will be chosen from entries for participation in a radio broadcast to be recorded at 3 p.m. April 28, 2019, in the Marion and Donald Weiss Performance Studio at Red River Radio. Each winner will receive a copy of their professionally recorded performance. Winners will be selected based on ability, musicality, and appropriateness of the selection for a radio program.
Please complete the form below, including the signature of one parent or guardian. Please return along with a CD of your performance (accompanied) and a signed teacher approval form. The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Friday, April 5. Winners will be notified beginning April 8.

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Commentaries

Gary Borders: Churchill Walked With Destiny

Airs Friday, March 8, 2019, at 7:45 a.m. This week commentator Gary Borders shares thoughts and insights into Winston Churchill, as presented by Andrew Roberts in his recent biography Churchill: Walking With Destiny.

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Shadow Files: The Marquis de Sade

Published in Harper's Weekly May 10, 1873, page 397 after the Colfax massacre in Colfax on April 13, 1873.
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History Matters: The Colfax Riot

Red River Radio Vehicle Donation Program

The Vehicle Donation Program provides Vehicle Donation Services to Public Radio stations across the country. This is a great way to support this station and get a tax write off for your car. Contact the Vehicle Donation program directly online or if you have any questions about the vehicle donation process, please don't hesitate to reach out to our vehicle experts at 855-277-2346.

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The Story Of Bird Calls with Cliff Shackelford on Red River Radio

This video takes you into the studio with Cliff and also through the world of birds that we cover on Bird Calls, which airs the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Please join us and please call in with your questions at 800-552-8502

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