Louisiana Legends; Ken Wells
- Series
- Louisiana Legends
- Episode
- Ken Wells
- Producing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Contributing Organization
- Louisiana Public Broadcasting (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/17-9673p5vx
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- Description
- Episode Description
- This episode of the series "Louisiana Legends" from July 7, 1999, features an interview with Ken Wells conducted by Gus Weill. 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. He discusses: his time at Nicholls State University; his job as a news reporter for the Houma Courier; studying for his Master's degree in journalism at the University of Missouri; his job at the Miami Herald; his Pulitzer Prize-nominated work on Florida's mismanagement of water resources; his move to the San Francisco office of the Wall Street Journal; covering the Exxon Valdez oil spill; his time as a foreign correspondent with the Wall Street Journal in London; his story on Michael Jackson; his role as the "Page One" editor for the Wall Street Journal in New York; the influence of the Wall Street Journal; his side passion of writing novels about Louisiana; and the uniqueness of Louisiana.
- Date
- 1999-07-07
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Interview
- Topics
- Biography
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Credits
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Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Producing Organization: Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: B361 (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:27:15
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Identifier: LLOLG-LL70A (Louisiana Public Broadcasting Archives)
Format: Betacam: SP
Generation: Master
Duration: 00:30:00
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Louisiana Legends; Ken Wells,” 1999-07-07, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed July 22, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-9673p5vx.
- MLA: “Louisiana Legends; Ken Wells.” 1999-07-07. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. July 22, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-9673p5vx>.
- APA: Louisiana Legends; Ken Wells. Boston, MA: Louisiana Public Broadcasting, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-17-9673p5vx