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The Old New Orleans Tradition & Home of the Original Sizzling Steak
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Media Best local PuBlicatioN 1. Gambit (www.bestofneworleans.com)— Thanks a lot. We love you back, New Orleans, hard hard hard. 2. The Times-Picayune (www.nola.com) 3. New Orleans Levee (www.nolevee.com)
Best radio statioN 1. WWOZ 90.7 — The winner in this category isn’t shocking (though the absence of Tulane University’s excellent WTUL-FM definitely is a surprise). ’OZ has everything a New Orleans music lover could want: jazz, blues, R&B, funk, world music, Cajun, zydeco and sounds from every point on the Louisiana compass. Bonus: live broadcasts from Jazz Fest. 2. WWL 870 AM 3. B97.1 WEZB
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Best local tV Newscast 1. WWL-TV — “Louisiana’s News Leader” is first in the hearts of our readers for the quality of its reportage and the stability of its news team, which includes Gambit political editor Clancy duBos’ Tuesday night commentaries. But not all is the same at WWL; the station scooped up TimesPicayune reporters david Hammer and Brendan McCarthy, and we hear the sorta-dumpy news set will soon get a Battlestar Galacticaworthy makeover. 2. WDSU-TV 3. WVUE-TV
Best local Blog editor’s Pick WTUL-FM 91.5 is one of the last remaining truly independent college radio stations in the country. The Tulane-based station’s dedicated progressive programming calendar is a stronghold for upcoming artists, experimental music, punk rock, jazz, classical and the longest-running reggae show in the country. — aLex WOOdWaRd
Best local radio Host
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especially listeners who have heard them joke on the air since 2000, years before their marriage and The afternoon Swirl in 2006. 2. John “Spud” McConnell 3. Garland Robinette
1. T-Pot & Stevie G (The afternoon Swirl, B97-FM) — Listeners enjoy celebrity gossip and “only in New Orleans” moments on The afternoon Swirl, weekdays from 3 p.m.-7 p.m., but also adore updates on the couple’s family life,
1. Blackened Out (BlackenedOut.com) — Rene Louapre and peter Thriffiley Jr.’s food blog knocked nola.com out of the top spot this year. Louapre and Thriffiley review restaurants with their signature golf rankings (par, bogey, birdie, eagle) and mouthwatering photos of whatever they’re cooking up at home. and the comments section on Blackened Out is always interesting and usually smart. 2. Uptown Messenger (www.uptownmessenger.com) 3. Gambit (BlogofNewOrleans.com)
Best local PersoN oN twitter 1. Drew Brees (@drewbrees) — drew Brees’ Twitter is pretty vanilla: he
mostly posts pictures of his kids, noncontroversial, media-trained comments and the occasional Jimmy John’s promo. But even if he posted nothing but tweets saying “WHO daT!” he would probably still have just as many followers (1,266,015 at press time). 2. Thomas Morstead (@Thomasmorstead) 3. Margaret Orr (@MargaretOrr)
Best local tV aNcHor 1. Angela Hill — Now in her 37th year at WWLTV, angela (she needs only one name in New Orleans) has won nearly every possible local journalism award for her reporting and anchoring skills. She’s also a familiar face for her many community endeavors (which include hosting the Big easy awards’ annual Tribute to the Classical arts) and her advocacy for animals in her “animal patrol” segments. 2. Norman Robinson 3. Lee Zurik
Best local tV weatHercaster 1. Bob Breck — The WVUe meteorologist has been a fixture on New Orleans weathercasts for 34 years, using his signature combination of folksy style and the latest in forecasting computer technology. Breck also keeps a blog (bobbreck. blogspot.com), where he provides more information about weather patterns and frequently challenges climate change theories (he’s a skeptic). 2. Margaret Orr 3. Carl Arredondo
Best local tV sPortscaster 1. Jim Henderson — “Hondo” retired this year after more than three decades as the gentle-