Capitol View: ASU Pres. Dr. Brendan Kelly, columnist John Brummett
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Last fall, Dr. Brendan Kelly became the third president of the Arkansas State University System, which covers campuses from Jonesboro to Mountain Home and Malvern.
Capitol View host Roby Brock met with Kelly to find out the appeal for him to come to Arkansas and what his vision for the future is for the A-State system.
Roby then talks with Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett to discuss this week's most high-profile political movements in the Natural State.
Capitol View airs on Sundays at 8:30 a.m.
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