Jeffrey Ferrell
News Director/ProducerOriginally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 35 years ago in the Black Hills of South Dakota as a general assignment reporter.
Jeff has worked in several regions of the country, from the Great Plains to the Midwest… and from the northeast to the southwest, before coming to Shreveport back in 2000 with his wife and four kids, where they have lived ever since.
Throughout his more than three decades of news reporting, Jeff has covered everything from the crack cocaine epidemic of the early ‘90s outside Chicago, to prolonged droughts in Oklahoma and paralyzing blizzards in Pennsylvania… and from devastating gulf coast hurricanes to severe flooding.
Jeff graduated with a master’s degree in history from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston in March 2023, and had just entered into a doctoral program until Red River Radio came calling, with a great opportunity to serve as news director at the public radio network.
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The Texas State Board of Education voted to narrow social studies’ focus from a global perspective to one centered around the U.S. and Texas. The list of required readings calls for both standard literature and bible passages. -
Health experts warn high humidity makes it harder for the body to cool itself through sweat, which increases the risk of heat-related illnesses and E-R visits. -
Camp Mystic owners had planned to reopen this summer for its 100th anniversary but reversed course after outrage from victims’ families and Texas lawmakers. -
Both chambers of the Louisiana legislature cleared the two-third majority threshold to approved the plan Wednesday, despite a legal challenge, and a survey showing nearly 70% of teachers oppose it. -
Researchers concluded a flexible work schedule is the most desired workplace support for working moms in Arkansas based on a recently released report. -
Critics say it over-emphasizes Christianity and brings ideology into the classroom. But the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is expected to approve the reading lists and curriculum this week. -
The media mogul delivered an update on several state-backed, economic development projects – including renovation of Stageworks and Millennium Studios downtown during a self-described public fireside chat inside the Shreveport Convention Center Thursday night. -
Louisiana’s Attorney General filed a joint brief with the Justice Department and the Bossier Parish School Board, asking a judge to dismiss a 1964 desegregation order. -
Governor Greg Abbott’s declaration directs the Texas Division of Emergency Management to increase 24-hour operations at the Texas State Emergency Operations Center. Tropical Storm Watch now in effect in Texas & Louisiana. -
After bringing the rate of uninsured Arkansas children down to 4% in 2016, the rate has since doubled, blamed largely on a lack of sustained efforts and resources on the state and federal levels.
