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60 Years of Radio Acadie - A KRVS Original Podcast

The oral history series 60 Years of Radio Acadie highlights the people, places, and stories that built the station we all know and love, KRVS 88.7 FM.

Latest Episodes
  • Who doesn't want a peak behind the scenes with JB and MC who have produced Zydeco Est Pas Sale together for a whopping 37 years! Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • When other stations were announcing they were at an event, KRVS was broadcasting THE event. A little stroll down memory lane about the station's live broadcasts from Karl Fontenot, Cecil Doyle, Megan Arceneaux, Mandy Miguez, and Pat Mould. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • The mid 70's through the mid 80's was a time of rapid growth and change at KRVS in large part thanks to then Station Manager Jerry Brigham. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • Pour yourself a long, tall, cold glass of Strawberry Hill, or whatever your favorite beverage is, and send the kids to Dairy Queen. It's time to learn about some of Herman Fuselier's influences and how The Zydeco Stomp came to be. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • KRVS hit the Lake Charles airwaves in 1988. When it was forced off the air, the local community worked hard to bring it back. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • Tiff Lamson started out on the stages of Lafayette and now finds herself playing drums and backing vocals for Shania Twain in packed arenas. She shares with us how KRVS was an integral part of her musical education and growth. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • A French Renaissance movement took place here in Acadiana during the 1980s, and KRVS was in the midst of that excitement and energy. Judith Meriwether, Pete Bergeron, and Michael Doucet share what it was like at KRVS during this time. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • Stephanie Smallwood, one of Lafayette's first black female radio voices, tells us about DJ Names, breaking hits on her show "The Ebony Experience" and more during her time as a student in the late 70's and early 80's. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • For a young person, learning French is one thing, but figuring out how you can use it to build a career in Louisiana is another. KRVS' promotion of the French language not only creates jobs using that skill but influences French speakers to stay in Acadiana adding to the French-speaking, creative economy. In this episode, we hear from young professionals Matt Mick of CODOFIL and Drake Benoir LeBlanc of Télé-Louisiane. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.
  • Talking transmitters may sound like a snooze... but Chief Engineer Karl Fontenot didn't add "snake handler" to his resume by sitting at his desk...Learn more with stories from Dave Spizale, Karl Fontenot, and Judith Meriwether. Sponsored by Lafayette Travel.