Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1983-10-30

Duration: 00:26:39

Subjects: Radio stations | African American business enterprises | People with disabilities

Contributors:

• Hinton, Rob Host
• Stewart, Genevieve Host
• Twohey, Patrick Interviewee
• McLean, Robert T. Interviewee
• Leman, Pel Interviewee
• Reed, Lillian Interviewee
• Lee, Dennis Interviewee
• Clear, Lee Interviewee
• Tucker, Willie Interviewee
• Jackson, Joshua Interviewee
• Darnell, Rick Interviewee

This episode of the series “Folks” from October 30, 1983, focuses on minority radio stations in Louisiana. Rob Hinton first profiles WRBH-FM in New Orleans, the first open channel radio reading service for the blind. He interviews: Patrick Twohey, the executive director; Dr. Robert T. McLean, the founder; and Pel Leman and Lillian Reed, volunteers. Genevieve Stewart then reports on the growing competition between two African American-owned and operated radio stations in the Baton Rouge area, WXOK-AM in Baton Rouge and KQXL-FM in New Roads. She interviews: Dennis Lee, program manager at WXOK-AM; Lee Clear, the general manager of KQXL-FM; and Willie Tucker, the owner of KQXL-FM. Lastly, Hinton profiles KJCB-AM, a black-owned radio station in Lafayette. He interviews Joshua Jackson, the owner, and Rick Darnell, the general manager.