Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 05.26.22 with Chuck Smith
— Louisiana's Legislature is poised to pass a bill that would allow adults 21 and older to carry a concealed gun without requiring a permit or training. The bill heads to the state Senate floor just days after a deadly mass shooting at a school in Texas.
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.