— Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is pushing for tax rate cuts and funding new school safety recommendations ahead of the upcoming special legislative session. — Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins has filed an appeal to a court's decision to disqualify him as a candidate for re-election in the upcoming November 8th ballot.
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.