Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 05.11.23 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith

Published May 11, 2023 at 10:32 AM CDT

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- Louisiana's House Criminal Justice Committee has killed a bill that would've provided incest and rape exceptions to the state's abortion restrictions.
- Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has formally signed into law SB458 which would allow uniformed service personnel to apply for school vouchers under the LEARNS Act.
- A Texas man who fatally shot an armed protester at a Black Lives Matter march was sentenced to 25 years after prosecutors presented his texts and social media posts including racist images and indicated he may commit violence again.

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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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