Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-04-27

Duration: 00:13:01

Subjects: Journalists

Contributors:

• Denison, John Host
• Merrick, Robyn Host
• Sterling, Todd Interviewee
• Giering, Molly Interviewee
• Fields, Charlene Interviewee
• Fields, Gary Speaker

This segment from the 2023 Louisiana Legends Gala features a profile and speech by Gary Fields accepting his recognition as a Louisiana Legend. Fields, a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, who has worked for the Shreveport Times, USA Today, Washington Times, and Wall Street Journal. His profile includes interviews with: Todd Sterling, friend; Holly Giering, friend; and Charlene Fields, his daughter. Hosts: John Denison and Robyn Merrick