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Filling Fort Smith city vacancies - A night of live music with 'Sound Perimeter'

By Kyle Kellams,

Matthew Moore, Sophia Nourani, Luke Dumpert, Michael Tilley

Published June 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM CDT

On Today's show we hear from Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley about the latest news from the Fort Smith metro area, listen in on a live event from our music podcast Sound Perimeter, get a preview of a new documentary podcast from NPR and more.

Ozarks at Large

Kyle Kellams

Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.

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Matthew Moore

Matthew Moore is senior producer for Ozarks at Large.

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Sophia Nourani

Sophia Nourani is a producer and reporter. She is a graduate from the University of Arkansas with a BA in journalism and political science. Sophia was raised in San Antonio, Texas.

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Luke Dumpert

Luke works at both KUAF and KXUA, the student-led radio station on the University of Arkansas campus.

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Michael Tilley

Michael Tilley is the executive editor of Talk Business & Politics.

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