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First Extraordinary Session, 2011 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 23
BY SENATOR BROOME
A RESOLUTION
To commend Jim Engster on being selected by the YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge to
receive the 18
th
Annual Racial Justice Award.
WHEREAS, Jim Engster is the president of the Louisiana Radio Network, which
provides news coverage to 80 affiliate stations and he also is president of Tiger Rag, a
weekly publication known for 32 years as "The Bible of LSU Sports"; and
WHEREAS, he was general manager of WRKF-FM in Baton Rouge from 2003 to
2006 and, during that time, "The Jim Engster Show" debuted in March 2004 and has been
a meeting place for discussions related to politics, business, sports and the arts, airing
Monday through Friday at 9 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, on his radio show, which reaches approximately tens of thousands of
listeners from Louisiana and surrounding states daily, Jim Engster frequently tackles
difficult racial and social issues and takes the time and the care to present a balanced
viewpoint and to challenge misinformation presented by his guests; and
WHEREAS, Jim Engster hosted Louisiana Live, a statewide program that was heard
from 1998 to 2003 on more than 20 Louisiana Network affiliate stations and which was
named three times by the Associated Press as the best public affairs program in the state; and
WHEREAS, prior to hosting Louisiana Live, he served as news director of the
Louisiana Radio Network for eleven years with his tenure in this position being highlighted
by national recognition for the network's coverage of Hurricane Andrew in 1992 and the
gubernatorial election featuring Edwin Edwards, David Duke, and Buddy Roemer in 1991;
and
WHEREAS, Jim Engster is a native of New Orleans and is a graduate in journalism
from LSU who began his broadcasting career in 1979 when he aired his first newscast as a
college student on WLSU from the station's studios at Tiger Stadium; and SR NO. 23 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, he has interviewed nine Louisiana governors and has shared the
microphone with countless local and national personalities, was named Communicator of
the Year for 2008 by the Public Relations Association of Louisiana, and has served as
president of the Baton Rouge Press Club in 2009 and again in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Jim Engster has also appeared regularly as a political analyst for
WAFB-Channel 9 in Baton Rouge since 2002; and
WHEREAS, the YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Racial Justice Award annually
recognizes exceptional and creative contributions toward the elimination of racism; and
WHEREAS, Engster was nominated for the award because of his tireless on-air
advocacy of racial and social justice.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Jim Engster on being selected by the YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge
to receive the 18
th
Annual Racial Justice Award.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Jim
Engster.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE