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8/19/2025
70 for 70: A look at the career of Brooks Read, an early pioneer in Baton Rouge TV reporting
Posted 1:11 PM 8/19/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Brooks Read was the face of early TV news in Baton Rouge during the 1950s and ‘60s. Read was known as the Esso Reporter, reporting with a large Esso sign in front of him.
Read was a news pioneer, setting the standards for WBRZ and local news coverage. (More)...
8/14/2025
WBRZ-TV marks 70 years of service with a special documentary
Posted 9:03 AM 8/15/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE – WBRZ-TV celebrated a major milestone, its 70th anniversary, with a special documentary-style program.
The hour-long special, produced by (More)
8/12/2025
70 for 70: A closer look at Edwin Edwards, the governor who dominated La. politics for decades
Posted 9:00 AM 8/12/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it began broadcasting 70 years ago.
This week on 70 for 70, the most colorful and influential governor since Huey P. Long: Edwin Edwards, a man who dominated Louisiana politics for (More)
8/5/2025
70 for 70: Donna Douglas
Posted 10:45 AM 8/5/2025 by WBRZ Staff
ZACHARY - WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it began broadcasting 70 years ago.
This week on 70 for 70, saddle up with the Beverly Hillbillies and remember Donna Douglas, one of the hit TV show's stars — and a Zachary (More)
7/29/2025
70 for 70: Billy Cannon
Posted 10:06 AM 7/29/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — WBRZ's 70 for 70 will profile some of the personalities who have been on Channel 2's air since it began broadcasting 70 years ago.
This week on 70 for 70, you can hear the ghosts of the gridiron as we look back on legend Billy Cannon's run in Tiger Stadium.
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