We’re sharing a conversation from the premier episode of Bayoulands, season 8.

In celebration of KVLU's 50 years of public broadcasting, retired station manager Byron Balentine spoke with

You can hear Dugan on Classics each Thursday at 9pm and Sundays at 9am on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

In celebration of 50 years of public broadcasting for KVLU, we’re sharing a conversation from the premier episode of season 8 of Bayoulands. Guest contributor Jesse Doiron speaks with an early supporter of KVLU and former station manager George Beverley.

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We are gearing up for the premier of season 8 of Bayoulands which launches on April 28th,

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between KVLU music director Joe Elwell and opera singer and Port Arthur native Richard Perkins from the most recent episode of the Bayoulands radio show.

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For this episode, we're sharing a profile of the McFaddin-Ward family and historic home from the most recent Bayoulands radio broadcast.

First up, you’ll hear our conversation with Sarah Parker about the history of the McFaddin and Ward families and how their legacy is still preserved today.

After that we're sharing an extended cut of an audio tour of all 3 floors of the McFaddin Ward House led by docent Brianna Cross.

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For this episode, we’re sharing a conversation between the Symphony of southeast Texas’s own Maestro Chelsea Tipton II and

For more information about Symphony of Southeast Texas performances go to sost.org.

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For this episode, we’re sharing my conversation with Andy and Joyce Green from season 5 of Bayoulands in 2021.

Andy Green is a native of Port Arthur, Texas and an alum of Lamar University best known for developing composite technology and innovating its use in the design of aeronautics, automobiles, buildings, bridges, boats and more.

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For this episode, we're sharing a classic conversation from 2017 between Jason Miller and southeast Texas Santa, Clem Webb.

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For this episode,we’re sharing a conversation with Swamp Pop icon Jivin’ Gene Bourgeois recorded in the Gulf Coast Music Hall of Fame at the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, Texas.

Bayoulands is produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU Public Radio in Beaumont, Texas by Shannon Harris and Jason M. Miller. You can hear the radio broadcast every 4th Sunday at 5pm CST on 91.3 FM and online at kvlu.org.

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For this episode, we're sharing a conversation with Rachel Stiles, a fellow with the Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University.

We spoke about her research into the origins and resurrection of Swamp Pop music, a genre homegrown in southeast Texas.