Randy Dixon
Ozarks at Large contributor-
On today's shows, the private sector and non-profits are working together to help asset-limited, income-constrained and employed or "ALICE" households in Arkansas. Plus, we won’t say his name three times, but an energetic demon is at Walton Arts Center this week.
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On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Randy Dixon and Kyle Kellams discuss Arkansas’ history with electricity. Listen for archival recordings about rural electrification, Arkansas Nuclear One and other ways power gets into Arkansas homes.
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On today's show, bringing people together in a fractious political year through conversation. Also, bringing electricity to Arkansas. Plus, Luther George Park reopens.
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On today's show, we hear from environmentalists and a school district official about removing a swath of trees to ease campus parking frustrations. Plus, we visit the Pryor Center to learn more about the big-time TV mini-series that helped put Arkansas on the filmmaking map.
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On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, John Oates and others talk about the songs they’ve written about the Natural State.
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On today's show, water lines across Eureka Springs are breaking, and officials have declared a state of emergency. Plus, John Oates and others talk about the songs they’ve written about the Natural State.
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On today's trip to the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, Randy Dixon and Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams discuss the legendary Johnny Cash: From the Arkansas musician's return to his boyhood home and a new statue of the Man in Black destined for the U.S. Capitol.
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On today's show, we learn how more than $2 million in grant funding will combat maternal and infant deaths in the Arkansas Delta. We also investigate work to restore bottomland hardwood forests across the state. Plus, the story behind the Johnny Cash statue at the U.S. Capitol Statuary.
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Randy Dixon from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to reminisce about the political call to actions of the State's past, from Clinton to Huckabee.
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On today's show, Arkansas is the most food-insecure state in the nation. Groups are working on solutions to combat those statistics. Also, the challenges and futures of micropolitan areas. Plus, a quick history of Arkansas political ads.