Quarterly Program Topic Report July 1-15, 2012 Category ... - WYES

in love with the city's culture and decided to become the first person in history to eat at every
restaurant in New Orleans. The film pays tribute to — celebration and community — and how it
plays through the city’s music, food, and its rebuilding.
NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS remembers Pontchartrain Beach; streetcar rides on Canal Street;
journeys along the New Basin Canal; fun at Lincoln Beach; the excitement of the Mardi Gras
Indians and much more. Produced and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde.
MORE NEW ORLEANS THAT WAS highlights the 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II; looks back
at the stars who performed at the Blue Room, one of America's premiere supper clubs; and
includes memories of early television, such as the "Midday" show.
ANDREW HIGGINS: THE AMERICAN NOAH chronicles the story of Andrew Higgins, the New
Orleans inventor of the landing craft that enabled U.S. and British troops to invade Normandy
and bring World War II to a close. More than 1,500 "Higgins boats" delivered men and arms to
the beaches of northern France on D-Day, prompting Dwight D. Eisenhower to later credit
Higgins as "the man who won the war for us."
ALONG LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN Crabbing along the seawall, riding the Zephyr, dining at
Bruning's and Fitzgerald's Restaurants, vacationing in Little Woods and more.
NEW ORLEANS TV: THE GOLDEN AGE traces the history of local television from 1948, the
year the city’s first station – WDSU-TV – signed on the air, to 1972, when the station was sold to
an out-of-town owner and another station, WWL-TV, became dominant. Narrated by Angela
Hill.
STAY TUNED: NEW ORLEANS’ CLASSIC TV COMMERCIALS Memorable commercials and
commercial icons help tell the story of TV advertising in New Orleans.
LOST RESTAURANTS OF NEW ORLEANS looks into renowned restaurants of the Crescent
City’s past.
THE FRENCH QUARTER THAT WAS chronicles the people and places that have made the
historic French Quarter New Orleans’ most beloved neighborhood.
ITALIAN NEW ORLEANS documents the history of the Italians who came to New Orleans as
laborers, cobblers and fruit vendors. They have added yet another unique multi-cultural stratum
to the ethnic riches of the Crescent. Narrated by Bob Del Giorno.
IRISH NEW ORLEANS looks beyond the shamrocks and green beer stereotypes to a culturally
authentic portrait of the Irish in the Crescent City and their impact on local life.
JEFFERSON PARISH STORIES Revisit the recent past of this still growing area - Moisant
Airport, Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, Lakeside Shopping Center, Westbank Expressway,
Seven Oaks Plantation, Hope Haven, Madonna Manor and more! Ronnie Virgets narrates.
CITY OF SPIRITS looks at worship and culture in the city across a calendar year. Scenes
include Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day Parade; St. Joseph altars, Touro Synagogue’s Jazz Fest
Shabbat concert; local devotions to saints; All Saints’ Day celebrations and more. Produced
and narrated by Peggy Scott Laborde.