Red River Radio News
An estimated 13.5 million Americans are stalked annually according to researchers, with 72% threatened with physical harm. Louisiana's new lease law went into effect for stalking victims on August 1.
Cultural, Community, Information
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Host Janice Bezanson speaks with guest Pat Murray. -
Teresa Stewart serves as Executive Director of Blood Operations at LifeShare Blood Center. LifeShare is a nonprofit community blood center that collects, processes, and distributes blood products to hospitals across Louisiana, East Texas, and South Arkansas, helping ensure lifesaving blood is available when patients need it. -
Thursday, July 2, 2026, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters, we explore CAR T cell therapy, an innovative immunotherapy cancer treatment, newly available at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center in Shreveport in North Louisiana, to treat blood cancers. -
Rebecca Bonnevier, Executive Director of Artspace Shreveport, brings a wealth of experience in arts management and community engagement. She leads efforts to support local artists, activate public spaces, and make the arts accessible to all across downtown Shreveport.
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Host Janice Bezanson speaks with Romey Swanson from the Devils River Conservancy.
Spotlights
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with cast members from Shreveport Little Theatre's new production of the musical Cabaret. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Dr. Shane Rasmussen about the 46th annual Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival, taking place on July 18. -
Host Kermit Poling speaks with the Honorable Mayor Tom Arceneaux, mayor of Shreveport, about the many America250 celebrations this year that the city has planned.
Local Events
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Come From Away is based on the true story of the time when the isolated community of Gander, Newfoundland, played host to the world. What started as an average day in a small town turned into an international sleepover, when 38 planes, carrying thousands of people from around the globe, were diverted to Gander’s airstrip on September 11, 2001. Undaunted by culture clashes and language barriers, the people of Gander cheered the stranded travelers with music, an open bar and the recognition that we’re all part of a global family. (www.mtishows.com)
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The winner of six Tony® Awards (including Best Book, Best Score, Best Orchestrations, and Best Musical), the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and an Olivier Award for Best Musical, Dear Evan Hansen is a deeply personal and profoundly contemporary musical about life and the way we live it, featuring a score by Grammy, Tony and Academy Award winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (A Christmas Story, La La Land, The Greatest Showman).
All his life, Evan Hansen has felt invisible. But when a tragic event shocks the community and thrusts him into the center of a rapidly evolving controversy, Evan is given the opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to be somebody else. As his web of well-intentioned lies begins to unravel, though, Evan is forced to confront the fact that the price of belonging may be far steeper than he bargained for.
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Back by popular demand, violinist Kinga Augustyn will commence our season by performing pieces from a trio of American composers, Poling, Copland, and Barber. To the Moon, Mars, and Beyond, composed by our very own Maestro Kermit Poling, encompasses the American spirit of adventure and embracing new frontiers. Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland is one of the most beloved of all American classical works and Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto is both stunningly beautiful and thrilling!
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Vaughan Williams’ luminous Serenade to Music, Haydn’s final “London” Symphony, and Elgar’s deeply introspective Cello Concerto performed by John-Henry Crawford.
News Feed
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Five states held primary elections Tuesday that could play a decisive role in which party controls Congress in the midterm elections. A look at the results and the race that's too close to call.
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Michigan's Democratic Senate primary is too close to call. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Michigan State University political science professor Matt Grossman about the race in the swing state.
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A look at the results from Tuesday's primary elections, U.S. missile stockpiles are dwindling amid Iran war, FDA will soon decide whether to approve the first mRNA flu vaccine.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Julian Shapiro-Barnum, the host of the popular series "Recess Therapy," about his new book, "How to Grow Up Without Becoming a Grown-Up."
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The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.
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European Union nations are downplaying tensions after tens of thousands of people entered Spanish territory from Morocco last week and as right-wing parties try to capitalize on anti-migration sentiment.
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Spanish painter Salvador Dali needed America to become famous. So suggests a new exhibit about his life and influence.
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NPR's Michel Martin talks with Bob McNally, a former White House energy advisor, about roller-coaster oil prices amid the U.S. war with Iran.
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Pakistani forces blockade Kashmir as protesters demand electoral reforms and -- increasingly -- revolution.
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The war with Iran has fueled a shortage of U.S. long-range precision missiles. Stockpiles are expected to take years to replenish.
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