Jim Engster
HostEvery weekday Jim engages listeners with compelling discussions ranging from presidential and gubernatorial campaigns to LSU football and the aftermath of disasters like Hurricane Isaac.
Jim serves as president of the Louisiana Radio Network and Tiger Rag Magazine. He's hosted the statewide offering Louisiana Live from 1998-2003 and The Jim Engster Show on the Louisiana Radio Network, previously on WRKF.
In a career spanning more than three decades, Jim has interviewed nine Louisiana governors and has reported on every gubernatorial election since 1975. He has also shared the microphone with leaders of other states including Bill Clinton of Arkansas, Jerry Brown of California and Jesse Ventura of Minnesota.
Writers Ernest Gaines, Rex Reed and Immacule’e Ilabagiza and two actresses who spent much of their youth in the Baton Rouge area---Debbie Allen and Lynn Whitfield -- are some of Jim’s favorite interviewees.
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Treasurer John Schroder talks with Jim, and Dr Richard Gunderman discusses the COVID-19 Pandemic and his book: 'Contagion: Plagues, Pandemics and Cures…
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USA Today LSU beat reporter Glenn Guilbeau breaks down Friday’s report on Title Nine and LSU. Sports writer Mark Kram Jr. reviews the legacy of Ali vs.…
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Shawn Wilson, Secrety of Department of Transportation and Development on transport and road improvements in the state. Andrei Codrescu speaks with Jim and…
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Political analyst Ron Faucheux on pollsters consistently underrating Republicans. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard discusses recent moves by AG Jeff Landry and…
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Renown political consultant Ray Strother makes a bold prediction that Senator Bill Cassidy may be setting himself up to run for Governor in 2023. Jennifer…
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Commissioner of Louisiana Department of Agriculture, Mike Strain, on the advancement of agriculture and how it has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Lawyer Mary Olive Pierson surveys the local, state, and national political landscape. Former BR Symphony Orchestra conductor Tim Muffitt updates us on his…
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Jamie Setze, Capital Region Planning Commission Executive Director, discusses Baton Rouge roads and future planning. Phillip Manuel, New Orleans native…
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Ranked Choice Voting Louisiana co-founders Marcel Graugnard and Pennie Landry discuss changing how we elect politicians. Mark Ballard from the Advocate…
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Libertarian lawyer Mike Wolf and Conservative Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow discuss the opening days of the Biden Administration. Dr. Arnold…