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KLDN Lufkin is Getting a New Transmitter This Week

Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 05.04.22 with Chuck Smith

— Texas is poised to outlaw abortion this summer, based on a leaked opinion from the US Supreme Court overturning Roe versus Wade.
— Texas’ neighboring state Arkansas has a law on the books that would go into effect should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn legal abortion.
— Legal scholars and health policy analysts are already considering potential ripple effects the overturning of Roe VS Wade might have on women’s healthcare.
— The annual Give For Good campaign has broken a record in donations.

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.