Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Sulphur, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2016-04-11

Duration: 00:07:53

Subjects: Louisiana Young Heroes | Alvarez, Dylan

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Waguespack, Tom Host
• Dixon, Pam Interviewee
• Alvarez, Dylan Interviewee
• Bowman, Carolyn Interviewee
• Rasberry, Mark Interviewee

This segment from the 2016 Young Heroes Award Ceremony features a profile of honoree Dylan Alvarez, a senior at Sulphur High School. At age eight, Alvarez lost his mother, brother, and sister in a ten-month span. While living with his father and step-mother, he was an abused and neglected child, who was virtually a prisoner in his own home. After moving in with his aunt and uncle four years ago, he has thrived at school and works as a teen reporter for KPLC-TV in Lake Charles. His profile includes interviews with: Pam Dixon, a teacher at Lake Charles Boston Academy; Carolyn Bowman, his aunt; and Mark Rasberry, his uncle. Hosts: Tom Waguespack and Beth Courtney