Interview with Tom Pears and Laura Pears(cont.)

Accession No.: 
BE1-089

00:00 - Laura Pears on Tom Pears' desire to represent the locals on TV;
01:20 - Naming of the "Passe Partout" morning show;
02:00 - Local politicians;
04:30 - Early local programming and the pivot away from a local focus after a management change;
07:25 - Jim Olivier;
08:00 - French and English music programming - Pears added in some nationally produced music English music programming post "Passe Partout";
10:15 - The Plant Lady - segment on "Passe Partout";
12:00 - Floyd Cormier was replaced by Jim Olivier;
14:40 - Talking about Jim Olivier's personality and how it worked for local television;
22:20 - 1960s programming aimed at French speaking audiences - Happy Fats, Aldus Roger, Cajun Bandstand with live dancers
23:00 - Belton Richard was the host band on some episodes of Cajun Bandstand
25:55 - Aldus Roger's "La valse de KLFY";
27:15 - Michael Doucet
29:30 - Saturday Hop Show;
30:00 - Other songs written for KLFY

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
Louisiana, Television, Radio, Broadcast, French
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Recording date: 
Friday, February 27, 1998
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:59
Cataloged Date: 
Monday, April 8, 2024
Original Format: 
Cassette - 60
Digital Format: 
AIFF
Bit Depth: 
16
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore