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John Lee

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John was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1948. He married in 1969, divorced in 1974 and has never re-married. John has no children.

Before radio, John served four years in the US Air Force from 1970-1974. He became Afternoon News Anchor at KEEZ-FM in San Antonio, Texas in 1974, then filled the chair of Assistant news Director from 1974-75 at KXXO-AM and KMOD-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In 1975 through 1977, he was news Director at KWBB-AM in Wichita, Kansas.

John started his longest stint at KWKH in Shreveport in June of 1977. John was News Director of KWKH for twenty-four years and his name is the most recognized throughout the Arklatex. He transfered over to KEEL-AM as News Director in April, 2001.

John has a whole wall-full of awards from the AP, RTNDA, and SCCA. We like to call it the "John Lee Wall Of Fame".

Would-be purse snatcher caught
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Bossier City Police Nab Would-be Purse Snatcher

A would-be purse-snatcher didn't get the purse and didn't get very far away before she was captured. Bossier City police say she tried to steal a 28-year-old woman's purse outside the Kroger store on Benton Road just before nine o'clock this morning.

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Benteler Steel/Tube announces plans for port site
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Benteler Steel/Tube Receives National Recognition

A leading national site selection magazine has honored Benteler Steel/Tube with one of its 2012 Corporate Investment and Community Impact awards. Benteler, you may recall, is the German-based company that's building a $900-million hot rolling tube mill at the Caddo-Bossier Port.

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Kite-flying
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SWEPCO Urges Kite-Flying Safety

The weather's warming up and that means we'll soon be seeing more kite-flying. But Southwestern Electric Power Company is reminding area residents that metallic coatings on Mylar helium balloons and on kites can cause power losses and even damage SWEPCO's electrical grid.

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U.S. Honor Flag
State Trooper Matt Harris holds U.S. Honor Flag - BlackBerry photo by John Lee
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U.S. Honor Flag Visits Shreveport

It may be hard to believe, but one American flag has traveled over six-million miles. And today the U.S. Honor Flag made a stop at Christus Sutton Children's Medical Center.

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