Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 08.08.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published August 8, 2022 at 8:42 AM CDT

— A three-judge panel heard arguments and are expected to deliver a judgement on whether or not to reinstate Mayor Adrian Perkins as a qualified candidate for the November 8th election.
— Analysts expect job growth will remain strong for the Lone Star State throughout 2022 but Texas has slipped in another major ranking recently.
— The Louisiana Department of Health reported two cases of monkey pox have been discovered in Northwest Louisiana.
— Louisiana is one of 15 states that allows corporal punishment in schools but one school district says the practice is long past.

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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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