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WBRZ 70TH ANNIVERSARY RETRO WEEK
4/25/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former investigative reporter Bob Courtney recalls importance of locally-owned news
Posted 10:42 PM 4/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE — Bob Courtney was anchoring news on the radio in Baton Rouge when he learned about a job opportunity in TV news at WBRZ.
He worked at Channel 2 from 1974 to 1990, uncovering corruption and holding the powerful accountable.
"I was hired as a weekend anchor and (More)
4/23/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former Station Manager John Spain looks back on his time at WBRZ
Posted 12:53 PM 4/25/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - John Spain wore many hats during his tenure at WBRZ, moving from weatherman to reporter and then manager of the station.
In 1973, he started doing the weather on the weekends and reporting three days during the week. He said it was the only job that was open when he (More)
4/24/2025
WBRZ FLASHBACK: 2010 BP Oil Spill
Posted 4:45 PM 5/8/2025 by WBRZ Staff
On April 20, 2010, about 40 miles off the coast of Louisiana a massive fire and explosion happened on the Deepwater Horizon.
More than 100 crew members evacuated into the dark of night and eleven people died in the fire. Over the next 87 days, upwards of 3 million barrels of oil spewed (More)
4/18/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former 2une In co-host Leo Honeycutt calls time at WBRZ 'best time ever'
Posted 4:50 PM 4/18/2025 by Sylvia Weatherspoon
BATON ROUGE — Leo Honeycutt had just received a prestigious journalism award in Monroe for an interview he did with President Ronald Reagan when then-WBRZ News Director John Spain recruited him to move to Baton Rouge to cover politics.
He said yes to the offer and was off to a (More)
4/17/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: A Channel 2 reunion
Posted 9:42 AM 4/18/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - Today on WBRZ'S RETRO WEEK celebrating 70 years of Channel 2 going on the air, Sylvia Weatherspoon hosted a veritable reunion in the studio!
With all of the faces gathered there, there was a combined 160 years of journalistic experience in one room, all gathered to share (More)
4/15/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Celebrating 70 years on the air with Richard Manship
Posted 9:42 AM 4/18/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - WBRZ is celebrating its 70th anniversary on the air with Retro Week, a look back at seven decades of covering Baton Rouge and the rest of the (More)
4/14/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Whitney Vann recalls her two decades as 2une In anchor
Posted 9:41 AM 4/18/2025 by Sylvia Weatherspoon
BATON ROUGE — Monday, April 14, 2025, is WBRZ’s 70th anniversary and WBRZ is looking back at the past as we move into the future of the capital region’s only locally owned and operated news station.
Part of that history is Whitney Vann, a constant on WBRZ’s morning (More)
4/17/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Sit down with Brittany Weiss and Pat Shingleton
Posted 9:41 AM 4/18/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - As part of WBRZ'S RETRO WEEK celebrating 70 years of Channel 2 being on the air, Brittany Weiss spoke with the man who was there for 40 of those years: Pat Shingleton.
Pat had the opportunity to run a game show and a late-night talk show on the capital's airwaves called (More)
4/18/2025
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: The Origins of 2une In
Posted 9:12 AM 4/18/2025 by WBRZ Staff
BATON ROUGE - Did you know? 2une In dates back to 1978, and as we celebrate 70 years of WBRZ being on the air this week, John Pastorek sat down with a man who was here when the beloved morning show broadcast for the first time: John Spain.
"It's about information delivery in a timely (More)
