Jeff Ferrell
News Director/ProducerOriginally from the Pacific Northwest, and a graduate of the University of Washington, Jeff began his on-air broadcasting career 33 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, 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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An estimated 1,700 lives were saved from drug overdose deaths in Louisiana in 2024 because of public outreach efforts, including the widespread distribution of Narcan (naloxone), the nasal spray medicine that can quickly reverse the effect of an opioid overdose. -
Decade-long highway improvements saved Texans over $18 billion, and 3,500 lives in preventable accidents: TRIP Study -
Those are two of the three power stations that will run Meta's $10 billion AI-Optimized data center in North Louisiana. Some question whether there will be enough power to accommodate that project AND everything else - at the same time. -
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders highlighted the bravery of the guard members, noting their deployment to the nation’s capital just one week after the attack on two West Virginia National Guard soldiers, one of whom died, while critically wounding the other. -
Researchers found that the digital divide may be blocking rural and older cancer survivors from taking part in critical research because they strongly prefer other forms of contact including regular mail service and phone calls. -
Hemp shop owners aren't just worried about their own futures, but also that of their customers, many of whom rely on the products to deal with pain, anxiety, sleep issues, and more - and fear the ban will create a black market. -
The Texas Education Agency has compiled an initial list of about 400 books, poems, and other texts after surveying teachers and cross referencing the texts with state standards. The state could introduce the required reading for every grade as early as 2027. -
“It’s a bittersweet day in Louisiana. While we are certainly sad to lose Dr. Abraham in Louisiana, we are thrilled to see the CDC gain a selfless leader.” - Gov. Jeff Landry (R-La.) -
Researchers found that physical violence has dropped slightly for men, while women continue to face higher risks of sexual and intimate partner violence in Louisiana. -
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders discussed Arkansas’ recently-filed federal application for $1 Billion of the $50 billion in the Rural Health Transformation Fund. It’s all part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which could help offset some of the deep cuts to Medicaid.
