Managing Editor of Newsroom Ventures, publisher of six Arkansas newspapers. 33-year news vet, including ArkPBS, @LRPublicRadio, @MiamiHerald @WLRN @CBSNewsRadio
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Backers of a proposed Arkansas constitutional amendment that would make proposing laws and constitutional amendments a fundamental right today submitted boxes of petitions to the Secretary of State. 108,837 signatures were collected, ProtectARRights said. Today is the deadline.
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New Jersey's PBS Could Soon Shut Down If The Governor's Takeover Plan Fails cordcuttersnews.com/new-jers…
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Watching this reminds me of Wile E. Coyote.
If this Squirzilla would just use some of this energy and determination in any of the 30K hickory trees in the surrounding woods, he'd be full by now.
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Summer officially begins this next Sunday when the summer solstice occurs at 3:24 AM. On this date, Arkansas will see its greatest amount of daylight in 2026. #arwx
ALT Summer officially begins this next Sunday when the summer solstice occurs at 3:24 AM. On this date, Arkansas will see its greatest amount of daylight in 2026.
Well said, Alan.
“Anticipating death tempts us to abandon life’s long game for a less joyous, short-term outcome. Life becomes a monoculture of annuals, devoid of perennials,” Arkansas Times Publisher Alan Leveritt writes. arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2…
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UP CEO says railroads will deliver merger information to regulators in two parts vist.ly/57zf8
Actor Kevin Costner is speaking about the importance of national parks at a hearing right now in Hot Springs being hosted by U.S.Rep. Bruce Westerman. “It’s important to stand up for these places. It requires real stewardship." I'll write a full story later today.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman is hosting a field hearing of the House Committee on Natural Resources in Hot Springs to discuss the reauthorization of the Great American Outdoors Act. It would invest nearly $2 billion in national parks and public lands. Ihave a full'll report later.
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McClatchy's AI tool repackages existing articles to run as new ones. McClatchy reporters don't want their bylines on those articles, and are unionizing in response. niemanlab.org/2026/06/the-ce…
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AP style calls for spelling out the names of the 50 U.S. states in the body of a story, whether standing alone or in conjunction with a city, town, village or military base.
This helps with clarity, as not every reader will readily know state abbreviations. Many writers and editors had to memorize AP's state abbreviations in school, but did your readers do the same?
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57 years ago today, The Johnny Cash Show premiered on ABC, taped live at the Ryman Auditorium. Joni Mitchell, Doug Kershaw, and Bob Dylan were the first guests. The show aired for 2 seasons, with a total of 58 episodes.
30 years ago this week, Willie Nelson visited a small town Arkansas radio station. He wasn't on tour, but came in response to a letter from an employee. Willie spent 90 minutes playing live on the air, then visited with each person in the crowd outside. hibblenradio.com/remembering…
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A merger could put two of America’s most important news archives under one owner.
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Seven months after a fire caused more than $500,000 in damage to Dondie’s in Des Arc, the landmark Arkansas restaurant along the White River reopens to the public tomorrow. I talked with a co-owner about the work involved and Rex Nelson about its legacy. hibblenradio.com/landmark-re…
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Some veteran NPR journalists depart in buyouts & layoffs in aftershock of elimination of federal subsidies for public media.
Editor in chief Tommy Evans: "Today has been incredibly heavy." Cuts amount to 4% of content division.
My story:
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CBS News Radio is shutting down tonight after nearly a century on the air.
The storied service started in 1927 and gave rise to such icons as Douglas Edwards, Walter Cronkite and Edward R. Murrow.
Together, they and their colleagues brought history into our homes:
From the liberation of Nazi camps in Germany, to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, to the deadliest attack on American soil, 9/11.
The company announced the closure in March, blaming what it called "challenging economic realities."
To borrow Mr. Murrow's famous phrase, we wish everyone at CBS News Radio one final "Good night, and good luck."