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KLDN Lufkin is Getting a New Transmitter This Week

Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 02.09.22 with Chuck Smith

A proposed new congressional district map that would create a second mostly Black district has been rejected by Louisiana’s Senate. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin expect COVID-19 cases to decline nationwide in the weeks ahead.
Democrat Beto O’Rourke – who is running for Texas Governor paid a visit to Tyler yesterday. Local Attorney Tom Arceneaux has announced his intention to run for Mayor of Shreveport.




Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.