Kermit Poling appointed acting KDAQ general manager
10/05/06

Kermit Poling has been named acting general manager of Public Radio station KDAQ and the Red River Radio Network. Poling has been the classical announcer for the public radio network since the summer of 2005 and is the long-time host of Red River Radio’s regional symphony broadcasts.

Poling’s association with Red River Radio goes back 20 years as a volunteer and includes being a former music director. He has more than a quarter century of experience in nonprofit administration.

LSUS operates the Red River Radio Network, four radio stations affiliated with National Public Radio and Public Radio International and licensed to the LSU System Board of Supervisors. KDAQ (89.9FM), which signed on the air two decades ago, originates from studios on the LSUS campus and broadcasts to more than 2 million residents of the Ark-La-Tex. The other three radio stations broadcast to listeners in parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi, as well as other parts of Louisiana. The four station network combines to cover the second largest geographic area of any public radio network in the country.