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WBRZ was the second station in the Baton Rouge area and the fourth in Louisiana to broadcast their newscasts in high definition. On November 17, 2014, WBRZ introduced their new state-of-the-art upgrades set on their 5 p.m. newscasts, while maintaining the news theme "Extreme" by Stephen Arnold Music, which the station has used from 2007 HD ...
Manship purchased his partner's interest in 1912. In 1925, he also began publishing The Morning Advocate to focus on national news. The Manship family [4] [5] went on to become an influential force in Baton Rouge, later adding radio station WJBO in 1932 (moving it to Baton Rouge in 1934) and television station WBRZ-TV in 1955. [4] [6]
Location of East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana. ... Baton Rouge: 50: Manship House: Manship House: November 21, 1980 : 2250 Kleinert Avenue
Davis is married and has one child. She resides in Baton Rouge.In addition to being a commercial real estate agent with Waters & Pettit, Davis has been an active member within the Baton Rouge non-profit community, serving as 2017 President of the Baton Rouge Symphony League, Co-chair of the 2016 Baton Rouge Symphony League Madhatters fundraiser, and co-chair of the 2015 Manship Theatre's 10th ...
Jensen broadcast from the Roosevelt Hotel and Orpheum Theater. In 1932, he sold WJBO to the Manship family, owners of The Advocate newspaper in Baton Rouge. The Manships moved the station to Baton Rouge in December 1934 as the capital's first commercial radio station. It operated at 1420 kilocycles as a 100-watt daytimer. [11]
LSU looked to Richard Manship, longtime Tiger football booster and CEO of Capital City Press and WBRZ-TV, to head the fundraising for the massive project. Manship, along with the Tiger Athletic Foundation , put together the Academic Center Development Council, which was in charge of locating donors. [ 4 ]
The Shaw Center for the Arts is a 125,000 square foot (12,000 m²) performing art venue, fine arts museum, and education center located at 100 Lafayette Street in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 2005.
Baton Rouge city, Louisiana – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [70] Pop 2010 [71] Pop 2020 [72 ...