Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 12.21.22 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published December 21, 2022 at 8:10 AM CST

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- A federal appeals court panel in Louisiana has upheld a decision blocking a COVID-19 vaccine requirement in federal contracts involving three states.
- Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards held his end-of-year address earlier this week, an event aimed at highlighting some of the state’s high-points for 2022.
- ERCOT says the Texas power grid is ready to handle a surge in demand amid the arctic cold front arriving Thursday but an energy consultant says there still could be rolling blackouts.

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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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