Red River Radio News Community, Cultural Thanksgiving and Chanukkah Specials Schedule of special programming over the next two weeks Picasa / Travel In Texas Expected Near Pre-pandemic Level For Thanksgiving Listen 1:09 Red River Radio 8:04 AM Morning Edition - Local Newscast with Chuck Smith, Nov. 24, 2021 Listen 3:29 Pixabay / Caddo Parish To Consider Dog Cat Sterilization Ordinance Listen 1:35 Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM Nov. 22, 2021 Listen 3:28 Featured Community, Cultural The Better Picture: December 7, 2021 with Dony Wynn. On December 7 at 6:00 pm The Better Picture returns with guest Dony Wynn. Dony, our own Alexandria native has lived an artist life, seeing and hearing, seeing and sharing things filtered through his own perspective. He has travelled the world as a drummer playing with such greats as Robert Palmer, Robert Plant, Dr. John, Brooks and Dunn, Pattie LaBelle and others. He moved on to an isolated lifestyle with camera in hand and observed the decay of materials and Nature’s reclamation process. We present Dony to answer your questions December 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM, right here on Red River Radio. Hosted by Ross Foote. Community, Cultural Teach, Reach, Inspire: The Diversity Gap Repeat. Airs Wednesday, November 24, at 6 p.m. LSU Shreveport. This program features members of the educational community share what it truly means to teach children, reach families and inspire communities. Listen 59:00 Community, Cultural Health Matters: Lung Cancer and Smoking Cessation Health Matters, 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. On this Health Matters we talk with Dr. Robert Holladay, Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine and Program Director for the Interventional Pulmonology Fellowship Program at LSU Health Shreveport, about the etiology of lung cancer and the latest treatments. We are also joined by Jarrod Mitchell, Cardiac Rehab Coordinator at Willis-Knighton Health System, to talk about smoking cessation. Listen 59:05 Load More Cultural, Community, Information Community, Cultural Red River Radio Spotlight: Centenary Wind Ensemble 11/19/21 Conductor Thomas Hundemer speaks with Kermit Poling about this weekend's Centenary Wind Ensemble performance. Listen 9:54 Community, Cultural RRR Spotlight: Les Boutiques des Noel Listen 9:49 Simone Dinnerstein / artist provided NEWS RRR Spotlight with Simone Dinnerstein and Michael Butterman, Shreveport Symphony Listen 17:17 Local Events Shreveport Symphony Holiday Pops with Erich Bergen Erich Bergen, star of the hit TV series Madam Secretary and the movie Jersey Boys, will celebrate the holidays in style with the Shreveport Symphony in a high-energy concert that will put you in a festive mood!
Rapides Symphony Tis the Season Join us for a festive afternoon at our annual holiday concert, filled with traditional favorites, a carol sing-a-long, and a visit from St. Nick himself!

Centenary Wind Ensemble: Reflections on the Natural World The Centenary Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Thomas Hundemer, will perform a variety of works by composer such as Grainger, Holst and more. This is a free event. Marshall Symphony presents American Landscapes The Marshall Symphony will perform the complete ballet Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland, heard in its original instrumentation, conducted by Music Director Kermit Poling. Also included will be Wagner's Siegfried Idyll News Feed Ahmauds father Marcus Arbery and family attorney Ben Crump talk about trial outcome Ari Shapiro , NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Marcus Arbery, the father of Ahmaud Arbery, and attorney Ben Crump about the guilty verdicts reached in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud. Wisconsin Christmas parade case raises questions around bail Martin Kaste , Detractors to bail reform and early release are using the case of Darrell Brooks as a warning. Brooks, accused of driving into a Wisconsin Christmas parade, received low bail for a previous charge. Listen 3:52 Big ports are congested, so smaller ports are ramping up their operations Erika Beras , The Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are the point of entry for more than a third of the goods imported into the U.S. Since they're backed up, smaller ports are helping relieve some of the congestion. Listen 3:45 Sandra Bullock on playing an ex-con trying to reenter society after 20 years Mary Louise Kelly , NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Sandra Bullock about her new film, The Unforgivable, a story about a woman who leaves prison after 20 years incarcerated and tries to rebuild her life. Listen 7:57 Why Sen. Rubio is stalling Bidens pick for ambassador to China Franco Ordoñez , Florida's Republican Sen. Marco Rubio has placed a hold on President Biden's pick to be the U.S. ambassador to China. Here's what means for U.S. diplomacy. Listen 2:23 Quebec Maple Syrup Producers to tap into maple syrup reserves after poor harvest Gus Contreras , Due to a poor spring harvest, the Quebec Maple Syrup Producers announced they'd be tapping into nearly 50 million pounds of its maple syrup strategic reserves in order to keep up with the demand. Listen 1:09 Sudans military reinstate prime minister as protesters prepare for a demonstration Eyder Peralta , One month after the military removed Sudan's civilian prime minister from power, he has been reinstalled in his position. Listen 4:07 HBO / HBO revolutionized TV, but the next few years are tipped to be pivotal for its future Journalist James Andrew Miller and NPR TV critic Eric Deggans talk about how HBO changed television and why the next few years are pivotal for the network's future. Listen 3:53 As food prices rise, non-profits try to keep serving clients Ari Shapiro , NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit in Las Vegas, Nev., about how the community she serves is holding up as food prices surge. Listen 6:04 Lin Manuel Miranda and Disney filmmakers traveled Colombia to prepare for Encanto Mandalit del Barco , Lin Manual Miranda, who wrote songs for the Disney's new movie Encanto, traveled to Colombia with crew members to learn about the country's history. Encanto celebrates the country's culture. Listen 5:33 Red River Radio Vehicle Donation Program The Vehicle Donation Program provides Vehicle Donation Services to Public Radio stations across the country. This is a great way to support this station… Cultural, Community, Information Bird Calls with Cliff Shackelford on Red River Radio This video takes you into the studio with Cliff Shackelford and also through the world of birds that we cover on Bird Calls, which airs the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Please join us and call-in with your questions at 800-552-8502 Protect My Public Media Support Us COVID-19 Louisiana COVID-19 Louisiana FIND A COVID-19 VACCINE NEAR YOU COVID-19 Texas COVID-19 Texas East Texas Covid Cases Soar Among Persons 11 To 20 Years Old COVID-19 Texas 40-Year Old Nacogdoches Man Shares His Brush With Covid-19 COVID-19 Arkansas COVID-19 Arkansas Arkansas Medical Staff Shortage, ICU Beds, New School Year Big Concern For Hospitals COVID-19 Arkansas Find Covid Vaccine Locations In Arkansas