Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 04.20.23 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published April 20, 2023 at 7:58 AM CDT

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- A McCurtain County official who was identified on an audio recording discussing killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned.
- Republican officials in Louisiana are proposing a ban on teaching about racism at the state's higher education institutions.
- The Texas Senate moved forward a bill last night) that would ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs in the state's public universities.
- Severe thunderstorms will likely develop today across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma and Southwest Arkansas, and into Northern Louisiana later this evening into the overnight hours.

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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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