Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine, French

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2023-03-16

Duration: 00:13:00

Subjects: French language | KRVS (Radio station: Lafayette, La.) | Public radio | Cajun culture | Cajun music

Contributors:

• McGrew, Will Host
• LeBlanc, Drake Host
• Orgeron, Caitlin Host
• Miller, Blake Interviewee
• Watson, Cedric Interviewee
• Constantin, Megan Brown Interviewee

This episode of the series “La Veillee” from March 16, 2023, features Drake LeBlanc and Caitlin Orgeron of Tele-Louisiane profiling KRVS-FM, the French language public radio station in Lafayette, Louisiana. They interview Blake Miller, a musician and the host of LaLou Jukebox, and Cedric Watson, a musician and host of La Nation Creole. Will McGrew of Tele-Louisiane then interviews Megan Brown Constantin, a musician, host, and marketing director for KRVS-FM. She discusses her role at KRVS and the importance of the radio station to the Cajun and Creole music and culture in Acadiana.