Red River Radio Ascertainment Files July - September 2013 Kate Archer Kent’s Newscast Story Log July – September 2013 1,728 Story: Lumber mills buzzing again in Louisiana Aired: July 1, 2013 Interview: Scott Poole, chief operating officer, RoyOMartin; Terri Corley, mayor, Urania, La.; Rich Vlosky, director, Louisiana Forest Products Development Center at LSU Type: Marketplace feature 1,729 Story: Construction under way to modernize Germantown Colony Museum in Minden, La. Aired: July 8, 2013 Interview: Lynn Dorsey, executive director, Webster Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau; Jean Doerge, Friends of Germantown board member and former state representative for Webster Parish Type: Newscast wrap 1,730 Story: Teens in Bullard, Texas, prepare to take their solar car westward for Winston Solar Car Challenge Aired: July 9, 2013 Interview: Austin Gwartney, Bullard Solar Car Team leader of Jacksonville, Texas; Cullen Hippler, Bullard Solar Car Team member of Bullard, Texas Type: Newscast wrap 1,731 Story: Jasper, Texas, nonprofit trains service dogs for people with diabetes and autism Aired: July 10, 2013 Interview: Cindy Terrell, executive administrator, Drey‟s Alert Dogs of Jasper, Texas Type: Newscast wrap 1,732 Story: Robeline, La., racer vying to be the next stock car star in PEAK Stock Car Dream Challenge Aired: July 11, 2013 Interview: Caleb Dillard, stock car racer from Robeline, La. Type: Newscast wrap 1,733 Story: LaPREP program at LSU Shreveport improves educational outcomes for middle school students Aired: July 12, 2013 Interview: Carlos Spaht, math professor and founder, LaPREP at LSU Shreveport; Ollie Tyler, retired Louisiana superintendent of education; Nizheala Parrott, LaPREP participant and Caddo Middle Magnet eighth grader Type: Newscast wrap 1,734 Story: Assisted-living facility administrator sows garden in downtown Shreveport Aired: July 15, 2013 Interview: Billy Allen, administrator, The Canterbury House Type: Newscast wrap 1,735 Story: New London, Texas, college freshmen still waiting on verbal promise for scholarship to East Texas Baptist University in Marshall Aired: July 15, 2013 Interview: Mike Midkiff, public relations director, East Texas Baptist University Type: Newscast wrap 1,736 Story: American Cancer Society in Shreveport seeks hundreds of study participants Aired: July 16, 2013 Interview: Sheena Robertson, health initiatives representative, American Cancer Society in Shreveport; Misty Alexander, wellness director, YMCA of Shreveport Type: Newscast wrap 1,737 Story: Northwest Louisiana mobile medical clinic improves access to health care Aired: July 17, 2013 Interview: Brenda Nims, executive director, St. Luke‟s Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry; Lois Maberry, board chairman, St. Luke‟s Episcopal Mobile Medical Ministry Type: Newscast wrap 1,738 Story: Willis-Knighton Health System in Shreveport builds region‟s first proton facility Aired: July 18, 2013 Interview: Dr. Lane Rosen, director of radiation oncology, Willis-Knighton Health System Type: Newscast wrap 1,739 Story: Shreveporter continues to improve life of West African girl Aired: July 19, 2013 Interview: Tia Landrum, international relief volunteer from Shreveport Type: Newscast wrap 1,740 Story: Kilgore remembers C.B. Dansby School educators, school set to be demolished Aired: July 22, 2013 Interview: De‟Lores Arline, alumna, C.B. Dansby High School; Scott Sellers, Kilgore city manager Type: Newscast wrap 1,741 Story: Louisiana Association for the Blind in Shreveport aims to serve more children through camp Aired: July 23, 2013 Interview: Shelly Taylor, CEO, Louisiana Association for the Blind; Amanda McCary, work readiness and job development specialist, Louisiana Association for the Blind Type: Newscast wrap 1,742 Story: Federal grant to assist hundreds of homeless veterans in north Louisiana Aired: July 24, 2013 Interview: Gary Jaynes, veterans services director, Volunteers of America North Louisiana in Shreveport Type: Newscast wrap 1,742 Story: U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas disheartened by farm bill status Aired: July 25, 2013 Interview: Senator Mark Pryor, U.S. Senator from Arkansas Type: Newscast wrap 1,743 Story: Plano, Texas rancher brings urban rodeo to Shreveport Aired: July 26, 2013 Interview: Damon Leffall, president, Hip Hop Cowboys Type: Newscast wrap 1,744 Story: South Arkansas water solution draws attention from MIT scientists Aired: July 29, 2013 Interview: Robert Sowby, project engineer, Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc. Type: Newscast wrap 1,745 Story: Many Caddo Parish students on Course Choice waiting list Aired: July 30, 2013 Interview: John White, superintendent, Louisiana Department of Education Type: Newscast wrap 1,746 Story: Direct, Texas, landowner presses on in legal battle against TransCanada Aired: July 30, 2013 Interview: Julia Trigg Crawford, farmer and landowner from Direct, Texas Type: Newscast wrap 1,747 Story: Shreveport-Bossier courts meeting planners through trade show Aired: July 31, 2013 Interview: Stacy Brown, president, Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau; Sam Voisin, general manager, Shreveport Convention Center Type: Newscast wrap 1,748 Story: Louisiana is no longer king of cotton Aired: July 31, 2013 Interview: Ken Cochran, cotton chopper and retired school principal from Mooringsport, La.; David Kerns, associate professor of entomology, LSU Ag Center in Winnsboro; John Carroll, cotton ginner from Gilbert, La. Type: Marketplace feature 1,749 Story: Nacogdoches consultant encourages city governments to ramp up social media efforts Aired: August 1, 2013 Interview: Kent Hutchison, senior consultant, C.J. Baxter Group in Nacogdoches Type: Newscast wrap 1,750 Story: Shreveport thrift store gives profits to animal welfare groups Aired: August 2, 2013 Interview: Heather Sarano, owner, Olive Street Thrift Type: Newscast wrap 1,751 Story: Louisiana State treasurer John Kennedy puts 36 nongovernmental organizations on notice to provide progress reports to the state, including ones in Shreveport and Alexandria Aired: August 7, 2013 Interview: John Kennedy, Louisiana State Treasurer Type: Newscast wrap 1,752 Story: State Impact Texas investigates old, leaky oil wells in Kilgore, Texas, and how the Railroad Commission of Texas can‟t get well owners to pay up for capping them Aired: August 8, 2013 Interview: John Lee, oil well worker in Kilgore; Dale Rogers of Kilgore Type: Newscast feature by Dave Fehling, state-impact reporter at KUHF 1,753 Story: Feist-Weiller Cancer Center in Shreveport seeks participants for aspirin study Aired: August 9, 2013 Interview: Dr. Gary Burton, director of clinical research, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center; Lori Panu, certified clinical research coordinator, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Type: Newscast wrap 1,754 Story: Smokey Bear turns 69, celebration set for Alexandria Aired: August 9, 2013 Interview: Amy Robertson, public affairs specialist, Kisatchie National Forest Type: Newscast wrap 1,755 Story: Louisiana corn farmers expect bumper crop, according to Alexandria ag researcher Aired: August 13, 2013 Interview: Ronnie Levy, assistant professor, LSU AgCenter; Kurt Guidry, economist, LSU AgCenter Type: Newscast wrap 1,756 Story: Bossier City‟s tax-free district gets refund center for international visitors Aired: August 14, 2013 Interview: Denise Thevenot, executive director, Louisiana Tax-Free Shopping Program; Helen Jancke, international visitor from Berlin, Germany; Type: Newscast wrap 1,757 Story: Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City receives grant to ramp up education efforts Aired: August 15, 2013 Interview: G.B. Cazes, vice president, Cyber Innovation Center Type: Newscast wrap 1,758 Story: Louisiana Film Prize narrows to 20 finalists during Shreveport announcement Aired: August 16, 2013 Interview: Gregory Kallenberg, founder, Louisiana Film Prize Type: Newscast wrap 1,759 Story: Louisiana tops the nation in number of obese adults Aired: August 19, 2013 Interview: Laura Segal, public affairs director, Trust for America‟s Health Type: Newscast wrap 1,760 Story: Centenary College freshmen in Shreveport put elbow grease into orientation Aired: August 20, 2013 Interview: David Rowe, President, Centenary College; Mack McCarter, Founder, Community Renewal International; Claire Mathews, Centenary College freshman from Bossier City Type: Newscast wrap 1,761 Story: Shreveport nonprofit gets two coveted housing grants Aired: August 21, 2013 Interview: Laurie Boswell, CEO, Holy Angels; Greg Hettrick, community investment director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Type: Newscast wrap 1,762 Story: Veteran LSU sportswriter brings “Tiger Beat” to Shreveport Aired: August 22, 2013 Interview: Sam King, newspaperman and authority on LSU football and basketball Type: Newscast wrap 1,763 Story: Delta Regional Authority seeks community-minded leaders for its academy Aired: August 23, 2013 Interview: Chris Masingill, federal co-chairman, Delta Regional Authority Type: Newscast wrap 1,764 Story: Moscow Ballet to host “Nutcracker” auditions in Shreveport for local performance Aired: August 26, 2013 Interview: Christy Holden, owner, Power and Grace Dance Studio; Ekaterina Uksusnikova, audition director, Moscow Ballet Type: Newscast wrap 1,764 Story: Search moves ahead for campus chiefs at LSU Shreveport and Alexandria Aired: August 27, 2013 Interview: David Gustavson, search committee chairman, LSU Shreveport chancellor search Type: Newscast wrap 1,765 Story: Louisiana gator hunters set to reel in profits Aired: August 27, 2013 Interview: Tony Howard, nuisance alligator hunter,