Red River Radio News
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Cultural, Community, Information
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Mark Poole is a retired Air Force veteran and small farm owner who found a renewed creative passion in clay—hand building, wheel throwing, and sculpting—and now enjoys teaching pottery to help others discover the art form. He joined the Desoto Arts Council in 2016 to promote his pottery and soon stepped into leadership as council president during a major transition. -
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 6 p.m. On this episode of Bird Calls, Cliff revisits some popular conservation tips from previous episodes and discuss ways we all can help birds and other wildlife. Cliff will also profile the peculiar American Woodcock. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502. -
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Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Health Matters, Red River Radio Assistant General Manager and producer Ranae Moran is joined by Bharat Sachdeva, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, Chief of Nephrology, and Director of Dialysis at LSU Health Shreveport, along with Shawna Calhoune Choyce, APRN, FNP-C, a nurse practitioner in the Nephrology Division of Internal Medicine at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. -
Tue., Mar. 10, 2026, at 6 p.m. On this episode of Bird Calls, Cliff Shackelford is joined by Ben Jones, Vice President of Conservation and Education at the Houston Zoo. Jones talks about his involvement in the Lights Out Campaign in our urban centers and the Lincoln’s Sparrow is profiled.
Spotlights
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with SSO music director Michael Butterman and guest pianist Jon Nakamatsu about the symphony's weekend concerts, featuring music of MacDowell, Franck and more. -
Host Kermit Poling speaks with cast members from SLT's coming production of Oliver!, the Musical. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with featured violinist Amaryn Olmeda about this weekend's concert with the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Butterman.
Local Events
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Shake off the winter blues and add a pop of color to your
season! Join us at the library for our Spring Paint Parties,
where we’ll celebrate the return of sunshine and blooms
through art. Registration not required. Ages 19+.
Friday April 10 @ 3 pm and Tuesday April 21 @ 5:30 pm -
Attention entrepreneurs of all ages: We are now scouting for vendors who want to showcase your brands. Spaces are limited and are filling fast. Please note, all vendors must arrive in semi-formal to formal attire- because at KKPE, we dress at the level we're headed to. To secure your vendor spot, call 318-413-7829 that's 318-413-7829
KKPE is elevating the community, one connection at a time. See you there.
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Stone Fort Chorale Spring Concert
Join Stone Fort Chorale for an afternoon of beautiful choral music on Sunday, May 3 at 3:30 PM at First United Methodist Church.
Stone Fort Chorale
David W. Brewer, Conductor
Robbie Belk, Organist
Featuring music by Vierne, Mozart, Lauridsen, and more.
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The Union County Master Gardeners will hold their Annual Plant Sale on May 2nd from 8 am until 3 pm during the Mayhaw Festival.
We will be at 510 N Jackson Street next to the Historic Newton House in El Dorado, Arkansas.
News Feed
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Richard Shotwell/APPeet is always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Except last year there seemed to be three different shoes, as she faced her parents' deaths and a breast cancer diagnosis. -
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, about this week's Israel-Lebanon talks in the United States.
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Negotiations are happening between countries involved in three separate wars in the Middle East. A look at the latest news in those peace talks and how we got here.
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Inside the peace talks happening across the Middle East, Iran war drives Europe toward fuel crisis, Eric Swalwell facing new sexual assault allegations.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with comedian Dave Chappelle about his investments in public media, the art of standup comedy and the town of Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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A shortage of chemicals used to fluoridate water, tied to the conflict in the Middle East, is causing some public water systems to reduce fluoride levels in public drinking water.
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Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesWhile parts of Sudan's capital show fragile signs of life, across the country the conflict between the army and a rival paramilitary continues to drive mass displacement, hunger and allegations of atrocities. -
As fuel protests bring Ireland to a standstill and UK leaders decry price hikes driven by the Iran war, Europe -- barely recovered from the energy shock of the Ukraine war -- faces another crisis.
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The International Monetary Fund expects the Iran war to slow the global economy and raise inflation. NPR's Michel Martin discusses the forecast with Simon Johnson, a former IMF chief economist.
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Eric Swalwell is facing new allegations of sexual assault, days after the California Democrat formally submitted his resignation from Congress.
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