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KLDN Lufkin is Getting a New Transmitter This Week

Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 12.19.22 with Chuck Smith

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- Louisiana’s ACLU executive director says the grand jury indictment charging several law enforcement officers involved in the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene doesn't go far enough.
- A new report reveals Texas school districts that serve students of color receive hundreds of dollars less per student in state and local funding.
- The holiday season brings good cheer but also ushers in a surge of telephone scams aimed at the elderly.

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.