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'Go Down Looking': Starting over at home

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This week's program features an excerpt from “Go Down Looking,” a novel by Jim Ainsworth of Commerce.

It’s the story of Jake Rivers, a young man whose search for self leads him across rural Texas. In today’s reading, Jake has left the Texas Panhandle and returned to his family's home region of Northeast Texas. Jake's efforts to build a new life as a young adult amid the setting of his childhood begins. “Go Down Looking,” by Jim Ainsworth, read by the author.

Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards.