Bill Beckett
Bill became Program Director for Red River Radio in January 2010. He is an honors graduate from Bowling Green State University in Ohio where he was also inducted into the Golden Key National Honor Society. He began his professional career in 1985 as Traffic Manager and Recording Engineer for WGTE-FM in Toledo Ohio, where he later served as Operations Manager. While in Ohio he taught beginning and advanced multi-track recording studio techniques at his Alma Mater, Bowling Green State University. In 1990 Bill accepted the position as Program Director for WUFT-FM in Gainesville Florida, serving there for 19 years. He is a seasoned radio producer of both music and documentaries programs and has been honored with numerous awards over his career from the Ohio Educational Broadcasters, the Florida Associated Press, the National Association of Community Broadcasters, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Council on Contemporary Families, and The Radio and Television News Directors Association. In 2000 he was a co-recipient National Edward R. Murrow Award: Best Documentary for the program Apalachicola Doin’ Time, along with co-producer Donna Green-Townsend and student associate producers Daniel Beasley and Joshua Azriel. He was co-recipient of a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the documentaries Ground Water Garrison (2003) and The Long Road (2007).
Bill has a passion for art, music, theatre, literature, and film. He also has a keen interest in history, the sciences, and politics and he brings this broad range of interests and knowledge to his role as Programmer and Producer.
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Airs Monday, May 8, 2017, at 1 p.m. This week on Carnegie Hall Live Daniel Barenboim will lead the Staatskapelle Berlin in Mozart's Sinfonia concertante...
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Air Friday, April 28, 2017, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we'll open with two by Maggie Koerner and we'll hear from First aid Kit, Red Bird, Eric...
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Airs Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at 6 p.m. Once again Dr. Beverly Burden, an Associate Professor of Biology at LSUS and our resident entomologist, joined...
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Airs Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at 8 p.m. Join us Monday night for some raucous fun filled with rhythms, harmonies, and a healthy dose of Clarinet with...
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Airs Monday, April 10, 2017, at 8 p.m. Twang Darkly returns to Red River Radio for a live performance of their unique blend of original instrumental...
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Airs Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 8:00 p.m. Joins us for a lively blues show with Buddy Flett, live on Red River Radio. He returns with a basket full of...
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Airs Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at 8 p.m. Join us once again for an electrified performance AJ & The Two Tone Blues Band take to the air waves. AJ and...
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Airs Friday, March 17, 2017, at 9 p.m. This week we open with a blues inspired album and a center piece remembrance of Jerry Beach featuring some Buddy...
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Airs Friday, March 10, 2017, at 9 p.m. This week on the Caravan we feature a couple of cool film songs from the movie "A Love song For Bobby Long" and...
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Airs Tuesday, February 28, 2017, at 7 p.m. NPR and WNYC present a special hour of coverage to set up this important moment in President Trump’s early...