Collection:LPB

Genre: Awards

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2009-06-10

Duration: 00:06:18

Subjects: Wells, Ken | Authors | Journalists

Contributors:

• Courtney, Beth Host
• Wells, Pershing Interviewee
• Dill, Ray Interviewee
• Delahaye, Al Interviewee
• Wells, Ken Speaker

This segment from the 2009 Louisiana Legends Gala features a profile and a speech by Ken Wells accepting his recognition as a Louisiana Legend. Wells, a native of Houma, is an award-winning journalist and author. He spent twenty-four years at “The Wall Street Journal,” including a stint as the “Page One” writer and editor. The profile includes interviews with: Pershing Wells, his brother; Ray Dill, the former publisher of the “Houma Courier”; and Al Delahaye, his journalism professor at Nicholls State University. Host: Beth Courtney