KASU News: Election Runoffs and National Guard Deployment

By Marty Scarbrough,

Brandon Tabor

Published April 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM CDT

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On Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024, Arkansas's headlines include legislative runoff elections in Arkansas and a local Craighead County runoff, the deployment of 40 Arkansas National Guard members to the southern border, commemorations for the anniversary of the March 31st, 2023 tornado in Central Arkansas, the resignation of an Arkansas pastor following criticism, and Arkansas State Police investigates a weekend shooting.

On this Episode:

00:30 Arkansas Election Day: Runoff Races Heat Up

01:22 Arkansas National Guard's Deployment to the Texas-Mexico Border

02:59 Commemorating the Anniversary of the March 31st, 2023 Tornado

04:21 Controversy and Resignation at Emanuel Baptist Church

04:53 Tragic Weekend Shooting Under Investigation

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Marty Scarbrough

Marty Scarbrough has worked at KASU since 1992, and he serves as program director, overseeing the station’s content. Marty is a graduate of Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, and he has produced and hosted programs of classical music, jazz, bluegrass, and blues music. He also oversees KASU’s Bluegrass Monday concert series. When not at work, Marty loves spending time with his wife and his three sons, and he enjoys attending concerts of many different styles of music.

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Brandon Tabor

A Northeast Arkansas native from Wynne, I’ve been involved with radio for about 15 years. I got my Bachelor of Arts degree from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, where I also served as an award-winning News Director for 2 years at KSWH-LP.

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