Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 01.04.23 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published January 4, 2023 at 8:50 AM CST

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- Texas death row inmates allege that the state’s prison system plans to use expired and unsafe drugs to carry out their executions early this year.
- Bodies of a pilot and three offshore workers were recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday, days after the helicopter they were on board crashed into the Gulf of Mexico while departing an oil platform last week
- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson's official portrait has been unveiled as he prepares to leave office and considers a run for president.
- Louisiana's Superintendent of Education is urging schools to remove TikTok from public devices amid concerns about security.

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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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