Randy Dixon

Randy Dixon digs into the Pryor Center archives to revisit Frank White’s 1980 upset of Bill Clinton, his push for austerity and the creation science law that defined his single term.

On today’s show, we hear from walkability researcher Lawrence Frank at the State of the Region event at the Fayetteville Public Library. We also continue our series on Arkansas’ modern-era governors with Randy Dixon and a look at the term of Frank White from the Pryor Center archives. Plus, a preview of “The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration” at Walton Arts Center and more.

Randy Dixon revisits Bill Clinton’s first term as governor, from the car tag increase to the Fort Chaffee Cuban refugee crisis to his 1980 loss to Frank White.

On today’s show, we learn how proposed changes to the 2030 census could affect who gets counted in Arkansas, which had the nation’s largest undercount in 2020. We also revisit Bill Clinton’s first term as governor with Randy Dixon of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. Plus, an Arvest Bank branch administrator explains how to spot impostor scams, and we tour the newly renovated Walker Park in Fayetteville.

Randy Dixon revisits Joe Purcell, the two-term attorney general and three-term lieutenant governor known as “Honest Joe” who served six days as Arkansas governor in 1979.

On today's show, we learn what happens when a group of out-of-state journalists tries to start a micro-school in Arkansas and receive state funding. Plus, we spend time with a six-day governor in the Pryor Center Archives. We also get another edition of Sound Perimeter.

Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center looks at David Pryor's two terms as governor, from a failed constitutional rewrite to the Coon Dog Plan, Fort Chaffee refugees and a U.S. Senate appointment.

Randy Dixon of the Pryor Center revisits Bob Riley, the World War II veteran and two-term lieutenant governor who served 11 days as Arkansas governor in January 1975.

On today's show, we hear from SoNA's new conductor ahead of the season opener. Plus, a new $10 million fund takes aim at Arkansas hunger. We also look back at Bob Riley's 11 days as governor.

Randy Dixon returns to the Pryor Center archives with the four years Dale Bumpers spent as Arkansas governor, from reorganizing state government to unseating Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1974.