Red River Radio News
A message from our General Manager Kermit Poling about the rescission of federal funds to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Cultural, Community, Information
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Airs August 18, 2025 - Tamara Crane, Executive Director of the Bossier Council on Aging, brings over 30 years of expertise in gerontology, nonprofit leadership, and healthcare advocacy. A Certified Dementia Practitioner and award-winning community leader, Tamara is passionate about creating inclusive, supportive environments for seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout Bossier Parish. -
Join us Tuesday August 12, 2025 at 6 PM for the next episode of Bird Calls. Our guest, Dr. Sara Wyckoff, is a wildlife veterinarian with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in Austin. She’s an expert on an important topic that we’ll discuss live on-air: avian flu. Cliff will also be profiling the Yellow-breasted Chat. -
Aug. 7, 2025, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters, our host Dr. Anand Bhat is joined by family medicine physicians Dr. Ammar Husan and Dr. Kaitlyn Bland for a discussion on childhood nutrition, the importance of nutrition for children throughout the school year, and childhood obesity. Questions will be taken live at 1-800-552-8502. -
Lynn Bryan, Executive Director of Keep Bossier Beautiful, leads innovative efforts to eliminate litter, promote recycling, and enhance community spaces across Bossier Parish. Under her leadership, KBB launched the state's only recycling-in-corrections program and developed environmental education seminars for students, with plans underway for an outdoor classroom initiative. -
Airs Mon., Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m. This week Community Connections features Gregory Kallenberg, Founder and Executive Director of the Prize Foundation. Kallenberg has transformed the cultural and economic landscape through groundbreaking programs like the Louisiana Film Prize, Startup Prize, and Music Prize. A celebrated filmmaker and visionary leader, his work has earned national recognition for its innovative impact on creativity, entrepreneurship, and community development.
Spotlights
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Kermit Poling speaks with Dr. Shane Rasmussen, the director of the Natchitoches - NSU Folk Festival about the coming 45th annual festival. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with cast members Tessa Vanderkuy and Adam Philley from the upcoming production of Guys and Dolls at Shreveport Little Theatre. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with cast members Tessa Vanderkuy and Adam Philley from the upcoming production of Guys and Dolls at Shreveport Little Theatre.
Local Events
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Great Romantics
Kinga Augustyn is a versatile New York City-based virtuoso concert violinist and recording artist. Ms. Augustyn has performed as a soloist with orchestras in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In addition to concerts with orchestras and recitals with piano, Ms. Augustyn frequently performs unaccompanied solo violin recitals. She also plays baroque violin.
Kinga Augustyn will perform Antonin Dvorak's Violin Concerto in A. The Marshall Symphony Orchestra will be performing Caroline Shaw's Punctum, a version for string orchestra (2022), and Franz Schubert's Symphony #5, conducted by Kermit Poling -
PROKOFIEV Suite from Lieutenant Kije
RAVEL Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Yizhen Chen, piano (2025 Wideman Piano Competition Winner)
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite
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Our latest exhibit features science illustrations from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, when scientific study was becoming more encouraged than ever before. Come and see engraved images of scientific techniques used to harness and use natural phenomena. Hand-colored representations of flowers and insects bring these wonders of nature to life. Some of the illustrations are lifelike, some imaginative, and some endearingly whimsical, depicting the fun side of science. From an earth science book imagining life on the moon to the loveliness of nature, there is something fascinating about every aspect of this special collection.
News Feed
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn about President Trump's crackdown and deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C.
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White House tempers expectations of a breakthrough during Trump-Putin summit, advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars, U.S. core inflation remains high.
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White House tempers expectations of a breakthrough during Trump-Putin summit, advocates fear Trump's crackdown in D.C. will put many homeless people behind bars, U.S. core inflation remains high.
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NPR speaks with Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about the targeted killing of six journalists in Gaza, including prominent Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif.
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A research team at the University of Texas at Austin's Cosmic Frontier Center have identified the oldest known supermassive black hole.
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Becky Sullivan/NPRBetween replay review, automated balls and strikes and viral lowlights on social media, the work of baseball umpires has been transformed by technology. But none of that has deterred aspiring umpires. -
The Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James. NPR speaks to James' lawyer, Abbe Lowell, who calls it a "dangerous escalation."
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Maansi Srivastava/NPRThe White House says people living on the street in Washington, D.C., can avoid jail by going to a shelter. Homeless advocates say there aren't enough shelter beds. -
The Justice Department has sued the entire federal bench in Maryland over a dispute related to deportations. Both sides are due in court in Baltimore for a hearing on Wednesday.
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The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that.
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