Louisiana Considered

Louisiana Considered: The Big Door Prize, National Bourbon Day

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David J. Phillip
  • Louisiana author and director of the Creative Writing Workshop at the University of New Orleans M.O. Walsh’s novel “The Big Door Prize'' is being produced as a television series on Apple TV+. Walsh was born and raised in Baton Rouge and his fiction and essays have appeared in notable publications like the Guardian, the New York Times, the Southern Review and others.
  • Restaurateur Dickie Brennan, owner of the Bourbon House on Bourbon Street, shares a bourbon anecdote to belatedly celebrate National Bourbon Day on June 14th.
Karl Lengel has returned to New Orleans to serve as WWNO’s local host for All Things Considered, a post he held here pre-Katrina. Besides radio, Karl has had a long theatrical career too; read on to learn all about our talented and versatile announcer!