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Bringing Buddy Shute and the Motivator's Blues to Memphis

By Kyle Kellams,
Matthew Moore, Anna Pope
Published January 13, 2023 at 2:38 PM CST
KUAF

On today's show, Buddy Shute and the Motivators album "You Gotta Move" is the record to represent the region at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Michael Tilley, executive editor of Talk Business & Politics, covers persistent water leaks in Fort Smith, commercial tonnage and a record-setting year in construction. Plus, wrapping up the week's news and more.

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Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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Anna Pope is KUAF's growth impact reporter and a Report for America corps member
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