Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 03.21.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published March 21, 2022 at 8:16 AM CDT

- An Arkansas judge has struck down four new voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers.
- A Texas House committee meets later Monday on several issues plaguing the state’s foster care system.
- A bill heading to the US Senate aims to ban discrimination based on hairstyles or textures affiliated with a certain race or nationality.
- Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Sunset, Louisiana later this afternoon to take part in a discussion on the US Commerce Department’s investment in Louisiana communities.

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Chuck Smith

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.

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