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When:
Fridays at 7pm
Repeats Sundays at 9:30am
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Program Sponsors:
Suzie and Pierre G. Villere
Eugenie & Joseph Jones Family Foundation
INFORMED SOURCES Specials:
INFORMED SOURCES “Katrina: 20 Years Later” Part 1 of 2
Premiered August 29, 2025
For years scientists had been warming about what they called, “The Big One.” Twenty years ago the big one came along with the predicted winds, water and sudden changes in people’s lives. We will be looking at Hurricane Katrina—both the damage and the recovery. We begin with examining the evolution of the storm, plus the legacy of broken levees and their aftermath.
Moderator is Marcia Kavanaugh.
Panelists: Errol Laborde, Producer, INFORMED SOURCES. Bruce Katz, Chief Meteorologist for WVUE-TV, Fox 8. LeBron Joseph, News anchor, WGNO-TV, Ch. 26 Dave Cohen, News Director, WWL Radio.
INFORMED SOURCES “Katrina: 20 Years Later” Part 2 of 2
Premiered September 5, 2025
First there was the shock of the damage then there was the challenge of the recovery. In this the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina we can look back at resilience after a tragedy in which not just our neighborhoods but our culture were threatened.
Moderator is Marcia Kavanaugh.
Panelists: Errol Laborde, Producer, INFORMED SOURCES. Dawn Ostrom, Channel 12’s Future Watch reporter and at the time of Katrina a reporter for WGNO-TV, Ch. 26 Robert Collins, Political analyst for WVUE tv Fox 8 and Urban Studies Professor at Dillard University Dennis Woltering, freelance journalist and at the time of Katrina a news anchor for WWL Louisiana Ch. 4
INFORMED SOURCES “Jefferson Parish Bicentennial”
Premiered February 2025
To mark the 200th anniversary of Jefferson Parish, WYES presents an INFORMED SOURCES special edition examining the parish’s history, politics, culture and geography.
Joining host Marcia Kavanaugh and producer Errol Laborde will be guests Tony McAuley, Robert Collins and Richard Campanella.
INFORMED SOURCES “40th Anniversary”
Premiered March 2024
In honor of 40 years on the air, WYES will broadcast a special retrospective of INFORMED SOURCES reflecting on the top news stories the weekly series has shared in the past four decades in politics, the economy, education and the media.
Joining host Marcia Kavanuagh and producer Errol Laborde will be guests Stephanie Riegel, staff writer, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate; Norman Robinson, retired anchor, WDSU-TV; Dave Cohen, news director, WWL radio.