Bayoulands

For this episode we're sharing a conversation with Judith Linsley about the leaders of Lamar University over the past century. This interview aired on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show. You can hear an encore of the show on Sunday, July 23rd at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and kvlu.org. Thanks for listening!

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation from season 2 of Bayoulands in 2017. Contributor Jared Webb spoke with LUTV News Operations Manager Gordon Williams, upon the release of the award-winning short film The Example. Six years later, on Friday, June 16th, 2023 Williams will receive a Special Congressional Recognition from the Office of U.S. Representative Brian Babin for outstanding achie...

The City of Port Arthur is celebrating 125 years this year. For this episode, we're sharing our recent conversation with Port Arthur Quasquicentennial Steering Committee members, Verna Rutherford and Dr Albert Thigpen, to learn more about the City’s plans to recognize this momentous occasion. This conversation aired on the premiere episode of Bayoulands season 7. You can hear an encore of the...

For this episode, we’re sharing more of Willie Carrierre's conversation with jazz guitarist Jeff Simon.  Jeff talks about his personal journey as a jazz musician, inspired by his musical family and the formation of the long-time southeast Texas group The Jazz Innovators, co-founded by his father, Lynn Simon. You can hear an encore broadcast of the most recent radio episode of Bayoulands on Sun...

As one of several stories we plan to bring you this year recognizing Lamar University's Centennial, we're sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Dr. Kevin Richardson from the season 7 premiere of Bayoulands. Richardson shares his remembrances of his grandparents, Dr. John and Mary Gray. You can hear an encore broadcast of the premiere episode of season 7 of Bayoulands on Sunday, M...

We’d like to recommend another podcast from KVLU public radio that may be of interest to you. Hosted by Lamar University Professor, Judith Linsley, "2 Minutes of History" shares a new aspect of southeast Texas history in a bite size morsel each week. New episodes drop every Friday at noon. You can find 2 Minutes of History on the NPR One app or wherever you find your podcasts.  

For this episode we’re sharing a conversation with Margaret Toal, Chair of the Orange County Historical Commission, about her remembrances of Henry Lowe. Prior to his passing in November of 2022, Mr. Lowe was well known for his efforts to preserve and share the heritage and contributions of the African American community. Most notably, he set about to create the Orange African American Museum, a p...

With the annual Cajun Heritage Festival coming up this weekend, we wanted to share a conversation from early on in the series that celebrates an essential part of Cajun culture, the music. This is Jonathan Tippet’s interview with Gloria Roy, founder of Cajun Sounds Internet Radio. We hope you enjoy and stay tuned after the interview for more details about the Cajun Heritage Festival and associated...

For this episode, we’re sharing guest contributor Willie Carrierre’s conversation with Frederica Breaux, widow of the late jazz musician Zachary Breaux. This interview was featured on the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show as part of a larger profile of the jazz guitarist and Port Arthur native.  Our thanks to Frederica Breaux for sharing her story. To hear the full episode...

We’re previewing the upcoming Bayoulands radio episode with a remembrance of jazz guitarist and native Port Arthuran Zachary Breaux who tragically died at the age of 36 while trying to save a swimmer on February 20th, 1997, 26 years ago today. The next Bayoulands radio show will air this Sunday, February 26th at 5pm and will include musical selections, an interview with Zachary Breaux’s widow and...

For this episode we’re sharing Jason Miller’s conversation with KOGT radio station owner Gary Stelly who purchased the AM station in 1992 and was known as the Voice of Orange for 30 years until the station’s closing in 2022. The interview was featured on the premiere season of Bayoulands in 2016 and includes discussion of the history of KOGT and its role in the Orange County community and the orig...

For this episode we’re sharing a profile of the French Family, nineteenth century pioneers in early Beaumont, from the most recent broadcast of Bayoulands. First, Jason Miller speaks with Karli Stansbury, Assistant Director of the Beaumont Heritage Society about the family patriarch himself, John Jay French and then docent Matthew Sorrells leads an audio tour of the John Jay French Home. Thanks to...

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Shilo Carr from 2016 to discuss her ministry to the homeless and needy in southeast Texas. Our thanks to Shilo Carr. The 9th annual Christmas in the Park will be held at Weiss Park in Beaumont on Saturday, December 17th from 4 to 8pm. If you would like to assist you can contact Shilo on the Love Lunchsack facebook page or at lovelikehimministries...

For this episode, we're sharing Jason Miller's recent conversation with screenwriter and filmmaker J.D. Feigelson, a Beaumont native and Lamar University alum known for his work in the supernatural thriller genre, including the cult classic "Dark Night of the Scarecrow." You can view an exhibit on J.D. Feigelson's career in the Notable People Gallery at the Museum of the Gulf Coast located at...

Happy International Coffee Day! For this episode, we’re sharing a behind the scenes tour of the Texas Coffee Company, a Beaumont institution since 1921. Our visit included conversations with vice president Donald Fertitta, master roaster Greg Busceme and president Joseph Fertitta. This story originally aired in 2021 during season 5 of the Bayoulands radio series as the company celebrated 100 years...

For this episode, we’re sharing Shannon Harris' recent visit to the Heritage House Museum in Orange which first aired on the August 2022 episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series. Thanks to our guests Executive Director Charlotte Alford and Board Secretary Kimberly Manning for the behind the scenes tour. For more information visit: heritagehouseoforangecounty.com. Bayoulands TALKS is...

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation Karankawa descendant Alexander Perez about his personal journey to reclaim and preserve the language, culture and music of the Karankawa people. This is an extended cut of the interview which aired on the most recent episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series. The radio episode will re-air on KVLU on September 25th at 5pm....

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Al and Larry Judice that took place in 2016 for the first season of the Bayoulands radio series. The brothers spoke about the Cajun roots and legacy of the Judice family in southeast Texas. If you enjoy the conversations shared in Bayoulands TALKS, please remember to share and subscribe wherever you find your podcasts. And join us on social media...

For this episode, we're sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Tim Seiter, a 2022 fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University. They spoke about Tim's research project to uncover the hidden history of the Karankawa peoples.  This interview originally aired on the June episode of the Bayoulands radio series. You can hea...

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with members of the team responsible for the restoration of the Apollo Mission Control Center at Johnson Space Center. Led by the Historic Preservation Officer, Sandra Tetley, the team spoke with Shannon Harris following a session at the Real Places conference hosted by the Texas Historical Commission in early 2019. At the time, the team was working t...

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with southeast Texas native and Lamar University alum, Patrick Patterson, a documentary photographer who recently traveled to the Ukrainian border to document refugees fleeing to Poland. The interview aired on the premier episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series on April 24,  2022. Our thanks to Patrick Patterson. Hi...

For this episode, we’re sharing Jason Miller’s recent conversation with Lamar University colleague Uliana Trylowsky, to discuss her Ukrainian-American perspective on the crisis in Ukraine. The interview aired on the premier episode of season 6 of the Bayoulands radio series on April 24, 2022. Our thanks to Uliana. You can hear the full Bayoulands radio episode featuring her interview on Sunday, Ma...

For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation with Kyle Hood, a docent for the First Presbyterian Church in Orange, Texas, a historic place of worship since 1912. Our conversation first aired in 2016 during the premier season of the Bayoulands series. The First Presbyterian Church is located at 902 Green Ave in Orange, Texas. For more information go to firstpresorange.com or call (409) 883-2...

In honor of Women's History Month, we’re sharing Jason Miller's conversation with Rabbi Chava Koster, who became spiritual leader of Temple Emanuel in Beaumont on July 1st of 2021 and will be formally installed at Temple Emanuel this April 8th. The interview first aired on season 5, episode 4 of the Bayoulands radio series in 2021. Our thanks to Rabbi Koster.  If you enjoy the conversations s...

On this final day of Black History Month, we’re sharing a conversation which aired on the most recent episode of Bayoulands, season 5. An interview from guest contributor Gordon Scott Williams with Willie Knighton, a pioneer in Southeast Texas radio. Known by radio listeners as “Willie K,” Knighton was a disc jockey on KJET, a “sunrise to sunset” station that catered to the African American commun...