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Red River Balloon Rally & US National Hot Air Balloon Championship 2016

Courtesy: Red River Balloon Rally 2016
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Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission
US Hot Air Balloon Championship 2016 / Shreveport, LA

Two balloons float above Shreveport, LA early Thursday morning as competition begins for the 2016 US Hot Air Balloon Championship / Red River Balloon Rally.  Events begin July 14th and run through July 20th in Northwest Louisiana.

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.