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Red River Radio to develop series
with Feist-Weiller Cancer Center

Susan Reeks
Development Director
Red River Radio
Red River Radio’s popular call-in health care series “Health Matters” will devote four of its upcoming programs to Cancer beginning in August. Doctors and staff-members from Feist-Weiller Cancer Center will help develop the themes and content of the four-part, monthly series which will cover Cancer research, new treatment options, patient services and more.

When asked about the partnership with Red River Radio, Dr. Jonathan Glass of Feist Weillor Cancer Center said, “The treatment of cancer is extremely complex and is under continual flux. Development of new knowledge about the causes of cancer and development of new therapeutic approaches take place at academic cancer centers. The listeners to Red River Radio are fortunate to have in their region the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center at LSU Health Sciences Center which is honored to be asked to participate in the creation of this series for ‘Health Matters.’ The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center has three divisions: One concentrating on the basic science of cancer, one on cancer treatment, and one on prevention and control of cancer. In the series we will bring faculty from these different areas to give the Red River Radio Network listeners a wide ranging view of the war on cancer from the inside: from new details derived from science to new approaches to treatment to new ways to prevent cancer.”

“Health Matters” is a monthly call-in healthcare series on the Red River Radio Network (89.9FM in Shreveport) that has covered such topics as Alzheimer’s Disease, Women & Heart Disease, HIPPA Regulations, Children & Nutrition and Hypertension. “Health Matters” guest doctors and healthcare professionals are chosen without regard to sponsorship dollars so that listeners can get objective healthcare information about current healthcare topics.

“Previous ‘Health Matters’ have been informative, entertaining, and sometimes, tragic when callers have identified some of the monumental health-related challenges they have had to face,” says Executive Producer Susan Reeks. “Some of our goals for ‘Health Matters’ include sharing trustworthy health information, promoting good prevention strategies, and encouraging dialogue between healthcare organizations and individuals.”

“Health Matters” has developed quite a following in the short time it has been on the air which can be evidenced by the number of calls received during each program and by the number of doctors, nurses and non-profit healthcare agency representatives who have called during segments or afterwards to comment on the program. Listeners can hear “Health Matters” on the last Thursday of each month at 6:00pm.

The Red River Radio Network provides news, information and entertainment to a large geographical area, broadcasting as KDAQ at 89.9 FM in Shreveport, KLSA at 90.7 FM in Alexandria, KLDN at 88.9 FM in Lufkin, KBSA at 90.9 FM in El Dorado, and on the Lincoln Parish translator at Grambling State University at 90.7 FM. The network is licensed to the LSU Board of Supervisors and headquartered on the campus of LSUS.