Red River Radio News
Crashes are up seven times on the roads surrounding Meta’s new data center. At least 64 crashes this year, compared to just 9 last year, according to official records.
Cultural, Community, Information
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Airs Mon., Nov. 24, 6:30 p.m. Community Connections has a conversation with Anabelinda “Ana” Ford, founder of Parents United Against Youth Violence. Parents United Against Youth Violence is a grassroots movement in El Dorado, Arkansas, dedicated to transforming young lives and preventing youth violence through testimony, outreach, and faith. Inspired by her own family’s struggles, Ana leads marches, support groups, and scholarship efforts to bring hope, healing, and opportunity to her community. -
Airs Mon., Nov. 24, 6 p.m. On this episode of Visions & Ventures, Bonita Bandaries and Constance Gillett join Shannon Johnston for a discussion on education, caregiving, dementia, and their upcoming “Promise Kept: Holiday Blessings for Family Caregivers” event. A heartfelt conversation you won’t want to miss. -
Frances Williams, Executive Director of Bernstein Development, Inc., became involved with the nonprofit sector after volunteering with her church’s summer program. BDI began as a simple after-school program and has grown into a vital neighborhood resource—offering meals, health, and nutrition classes, a community garden, and park support in the heart of the Hollywood/Caddo Heights area. -
: Jessica Gorman is the Executive Director of the Dorcheat Historical Association and Museum in Minden, Louisiana, where she works to preserve and celebrate the rich history of Webster Parish. As a local historian, columnist, and passionate genealogist, she is dedicated to historical education and community heritage through her leadership, writing, and advocacy for cemetery preservation. -
Emily Petzold proudly serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for Shreveport Little Theatre, where she plays a key role in supporting and promoting one of the region’s most beloved cultural institutions. A passionate advocate for the arts, she brings her leadership, creativity, and community spirit to the theatre while also performing as the lead singer of the band Identity Crisis.
Spotlights
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We speak with Michael Butterman, Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra about the concerts coming up this weekend, including a program featuring the music of Brahms and Hindemith. -
We speak with Michael Butterman, Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra about the concerts coming up this weekend, including a program featuring the music of Brahms and Hindemith.
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and Yizhen Chen, guest pianist in a spotlight about the SSO's opening concert, October 18th at Riverview Theatre.
Local Events
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The South Arkansas Symphony, conducted by Music Director Kermit Poling, presents the animated film The Snowman, with live orchestral accompaniment. This concert also includes regional high school choirs and other audience favorites such as White Christmas, Sleigh Ride, music of John Rutter and more. -
North Louisiana's women's a cappella chorus, Southern A'Chord, will present a community performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, December 11, in the fellowship hall of the Presbyterian Church of Ruston. "Christmas A'Chording to Us" will feature Christmas and gospel songs. Admission is free. For more information, visit the Facebook page Southern A'Chord Chorus or webpage southernachordchorus.org. -
Shreveport’s own Zhailon Levingston will be opening his third major production in NYC as director (and his second on Broadway) with Cats: The Jellicle Ball this spring, but first he will be leading an all-star cast of Stage Center favorites in Larry Kramer’s masterwork, The Normal Heart, starring Artistic Director Jared Watson!
A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague and one man’s lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis, Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City. Based on the playwright’s own experiences founding the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in the 1980s, The Normal Heart follows Ned Weeks, a reluctant leader but furious activist, as he battles against a world unwilling to confront the epidemic. As relevant and powerful as ever, this Tony Award-winning drama is a strong indictment against ignorance and a heartfelt story of love and compassion. -
Shreveport’s own Zhailon Levingston will be opening his third major production in NYC as director (and his second on Broadway) with Cats: The Jellicle Ball this spring, but first he will be leading an all-star cast of Stage Center favorites in Larry Kramer’s masterwork, The Normal Heart, starring Artistic Director Jared Watson!
A searing drama about public and private indifference to the AIDS plague and one man’s lonely fight to awaken the world to the crisis, Larry Kramer’s landmark play about love and loss chronicles the rise of the AIDS crisis in New York City. Based on the playwright’s own experiences founding the Gay Men’s Health Crisis in the 1980s, The Normal Heart follows Ned Weeks, a reluctant leader but furious activist, as he battles against a world unwilling to confront the epidemic. As relevant and powerful as ever, this Tony Award-winning drama is a strong indictment against ignorance and a heartfelt story of love and compassion.
News Feed
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Six Democratic lawmakers, who also served in the military, released a video this week reminding U.S. troops to refuse "illegal orders," drawing the ire of President Trump and his supporters.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Congressman and former Army Ranger Jason Crow for his response to President Trump after Crow participated in a video urging U.S. troops to refuse illegal orders.
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JP Yim/Getty Images North AmericaArtists in more than 40 states are spending Friday and Saturday participating in the "Fall of Freedom" – which they say represents a creative resistance to authoritarianism. -
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet with President Trump at the White House Friday putting the frequent foe of conservatives face-to-face with one of his biggest critics. -
The CDC reversed its stance on vaccines and autism, suggesting a potential link without evidence, the U.S. presented a plan to end the war in Ukraine, NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani to meet Trump Friday.
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Singer Toni Braxton is remixing her career in film, teaming up with Lifetime to produce and star in movies -- some based on her own hits. Her latest film takes inspiration from "He Wasn't Man Enough."
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The U.S. has added four leftist groups from Europe to the State Department's foreign terrorism list, raising questions about whether they'll be used to support terrorism charges against Americans.
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France's generous pension system has toppled governments there over questions of how to fund it. It's part of a broader problem, as nations rethink how to fund care for their aging populations.
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Militants from an Al Qaeda affiliate in land-locked Mali have been attacking fuel convoys for months. The blockade has strangled fuel supplies to the capital city.
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President Trump this week said his family has done "very little" business with Saudi Arabia, as Crown Prince Mohammed visited the White House. NPR fact checks that claim with Forbes' Dan Alexander.
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