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• Matt Moscona's 'After Further Review' now on broadcast TV: WBTR weekdays 3p-6p

  November 14, 2022 3:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Matt Moscona’s wildly popular afternoon radio show is coming to broadcast TV. After Further Review will air on WBTR TV, Cox channel 19, rev channel 144 and over-the-air with an antenna on channel 36.1. WBTR is locally owned, operated and programmed by WBRZ. Moscona’s radio show... more »

• Elaborate light display inspires generosity during the holiday season Play Video

  December 9, 2020 6:43 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Buddy the Elf said, "the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." But in Brannon Daisey's case, the best way to spread Christmas cheer is synchronizing hundreds of lights to music. Daisey's master plan started brewing in January and he... more »

• Coach O's weekly radio show returns Wednesday; temperature checks for fans attending, no autographs Play Video

  September 15, 2020 11:16 AM

  The show must go on, both literally and figuratively for Coach Ed Orgeron and his weekly radio show. The University announced on Tuesday that despite the global pandemic, the first Ed Orgeron Show will air live from TJ Ribs from 7-8 p.m. CT on Wednesday night. "I really thought,... more »

• James 'Radio' Kennedy, movie inspiration, dies at 73

  December 16, 2019 6:50 AM

  ANDERSON COUNTY, SC - James ‘Radio’ Kennedy passed away over the weekend. His legendary support of South Carolina high school football earned national attention and eventually became the inspiration for the 2003 film, Radio . Kennedy’s niece/caregiver told an Anderson County news station her uncle had been hospitalized Saturday... more »

• Traffic information posted here

  November 27, 2019 6:22 AM

  Live WBRZ.com traffic map HERE Tweets by wbrztraffic more »

• Popular radio personality John Walton has died

  July 2, 2019 10:36 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Popular radio personality John Walton has died. "His medical issues were too numerous to overcome. He had been receiving treatment over the last month but continued to suffer. He made the decision to return home yesterday and spend his last hours with his family. He went... more »

• LSU senior brings Spanish flair to LSU football broadcasts Play Video

  September 29, 2016 10:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Passion. Energy. Volume. It's what makes watching an LSU game in Spanish an experience unlike any other. Mario Jerez is using his voice and heritage to bring the all-American sport of football to Spanish-speaking homes across south Louisiana. "I grew up here," Jerez explains, "and... more »

• Orgeron makes radio debut as LSU Football Interim Head Coach Play Video

  September 28, 2016 10:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE- LSU football die-hards gathered at T.J. Ribs to hear Interim Head Coach Ed Orgeron take to the microphone for the first time on "the Ed Orgeron Show." In his new position, Orgeron joins "Voice of the Tigers" Chris Blair, speaking with fans about the football season and the... more »

• Radio host, former LSU basketball player accused of pushing wife into dresser

  July 23, 2016 10:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies say a sports radio host and former LSU basketball player pushed his wife into a dresser Saturday morning. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, 59-year-old Jordy Hultberg was charged with domestic abuse battery and simple battery Saturday morning. Arrest documents report that... more »

• Edwards to launch monthly "Ask the Governor" radio show

  April 14, 2016 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Governor John Bel Edwards is planning to launch a monthly radio show next week. According to a press release Thursday, Edwards will air a show called “Ask the Governor” on the Louisiana Radio Network on April 19. At 2 p.m. Listeners can talk one-on-one... more »

• Fans offer words of support for Miles at weekly radio show Play Video

  November 25, 2015 11:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Some fans got emotional Wednesday night during the last big call-in radio show of the regular season. A woman got teary as she asked Coach Les Miles to sign her hat and another young fan got choked up asking Miles a question about his offense. Instead... more »

• Patrick Wright preparing to call biggest game of season Play Video

  November 4, 2015 10:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As the LSU women's basketball team got ready for their game Wednesday night, the man who has been calling the plays for years has more than basketball on his mind. Patrick Wright is filling in for Jim Hawthorne Saturday night. Hawthorne will miss his first football... more »

• National radio host, Kidd Kraddick dies unexpectedly

  July 27, 2013 11:41 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Nationally syndicated radio host David "Kidd" Kraddick died unexpectedly Saturday at age 53. Kraddick hosted the the B97 FM radio station program "Kidd Kraddick in the Morning" in New Orleans. He also had a foundation, "Kidd's Kids," which rewards ill children with a dream vacation. ... more »