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TV couple Bob and Jan Carr continue their on air legacy 50 years after leaving WDSU

Fifty years after leaving the set of WDSU, local legends Bob and Jan Carr continue legacy, broadcasting from their retirement home

TV couple Bob and Jan Carr continue their on air legacy 50 years after leaving WDSU

Fifty years after leaving the set of WDSU, local legends Bob and Jan Carr continue legacy, broadcasting from their retirement home

where the cars I'm bob and I'm jan they were mainstays of the midday. This is bob and this is jane and bob and Jan car staples of WDS UTV in the sixties. We had quite *** time to last night on Halloween. We didn't audition for them and they said we're opening, opening the Royal Orleans Hotel, you guys go upstairs and put on *** show and boy did they, the couple welcomed into homes across Louisiana for roughly *** decade. We were on sometimes seven days *** week, our second cup shows in the midday show and the bob and Jan show, remember hammer nail and screw. Not just fixtures and entertainment but also breaking barriers. Husbands and wives are not supposed to work together. That's kind of silly catholic towns husband and wife hired bob and jan it's bob and Jan, it's not bob or Janet's bob And they even had to get special permission from station management and the monsignor, we were the first husband and wife team. So we kind of represented the, the family of image image of new Orleans. That family also grew on air as Jan kept working while pregnant. She had an aunt in back in. That's disgusting to see Janet pregnant on television. Well that's the way it was in those days. How do you feel about that? Oh, I just ignored him. They weren't going to stop me with many of their Children featured in WDS commercials, even playing behind the scenes while they did Tv or radio shows. The dynamic duo put *** focus on family and community, even acting as activists while living in the french quarter. We were adamant about saving the quarter from being destroyed by by an interstate highway going across Jackson Square. They fought desperately as part of the Save our Square campaign and they listened and they listened and it was defeated. Even now the cars are still making their voices heard. Hi, welcome to the program. I'm bob and I'm jan producing and hosting their own show about their christ, would retirement community. The different people here, we talked about how maybe we have to use *** little marijuana to get ourselves, but it works for some of us. It doesn't work for others. And at 95 and almost 92 years old, The couple is about to celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary. And it's that attitude. They want to leave with listeners and those also wanting to break barriers. Just be yourself, randi Rousseau Dvds you news.
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TV couple Bob and Jan Carr continue their on air legacy 50 years after leaving WDSU

Fifty years after leaving the set of WDSU, local legends Bob and Jan Carr continue legacy, broadcasting from their retirement home

Nestled off of Interstate 12 and Pinnacle Parkway, is Christwood, a sprawling 300-acre retirement community.As you drive down the long and winding road passing a network on in-care services, apartments and common areas, it's hard to miss the laughter coming from two of its premier residents. Bob and Jann Carr are witty, joyful and so funny to be around. They were staples of WDSU for roughly a decade in the 1960s, hosting the Bob and Jan Show, Second Cup, as well as their own radio segments. However, now, at 95 and 91, respectfully, the dynamic duo are keeping that broadcast legacy alive, putting together weekly shows for their retirement community. "We talk about the different people here. We talk about marijuana usage and how it works for some of us... not so much for others," Bob Carr said, laughing. The couple came to New Orleans to first work in radio, and after two years, WDSU came knocking. "We did an audition for them and they said, 'Sold! We're opening the Royal Orleans Hotel and you guys go upstairs and put on a show,'" Bob Carr said. And put on a show they did. The couple quickly attracted a following for their family-style segments, even though the idea of a husband and wife working together was a relatively new concept. "Husbands and wives were not supposed to work together at the station," Bob Carr said. "I thought, 'That's kind of silly. Catholic town. Husbands and wives? I mean, it's 'Bob and Jan' — not just Bob or just Jan, but 'Bob and Jan,' OK?"They had to get special permission from management to do their show."We were the first husband and wife team... so we represented the family image of New Orleans," Bob Carr said. In addition, Jan Carr continued to work while pregnant. She was showing for all four of her children while on air. "She had an aunt in West Virginia who said, 'That's disgusting to see Janet pregnant on Television,'" Bob Carr said. When asked how she responded to that criticism, Jan Carr said: "I just ignored them. They weren't going to stop me."The couple were also activists in their French Quarter community, integral in stopping a freeway from being built in the historic neighborhood as the part of the Save our Square campaign."We were adamant about saving the Quarter from being destroyed by a highway going across Jackson Square," Bob Carr said. "And they listened and it was defeated."They are celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary on May 21. "We're going to stick together if it kills us," Bob Carr said. And it's that attitude they want to leave with listeners and others trying to break barriers just like them. "Just be yourself," Jan Carr said. "And persevere," Bob Carr said.

Nestled off of Interstate 12 and Pinnacle Parkway, is Christwood, a sprawling 300-acre retirement community.

As you drive down the long and winding road passing a network on in-care services, apartments and common areas, it's hard to miss the laughter coming from two of its premier residents.

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Bob and Jann Carr are witty, joyful and so funny to be around.

They were staples of WDSU for roughly a decade in the 1960s, hosting the Bob and Jan Show, Second Cup, as well as their own radio segments.

However, now, at 95 and 91, respectfully, the dynamic duo are keeping that broadcast legacy alive, putting together weekly shows for their retirement community.

"We talk about the different people here. We talk about marijuana usage and how it works for some of us... not so much for others," Bob Carr said, laughing.

The couple came to New Orleans to first work in radio, and after two years, WDSU came knocking.

"We did an audition for them and they said, 'Sold! We're opening the Royal Orleans Hotel and you guys go upstairs and put on a show,'" Bob Carr said.

And put on a show they did. The couple quickly attracted a following for their family-style segments, even though the idea of a husband and wife working together was a relatively new concept.

"Husbands and wives were not supposed to work together at the station," Bob Carr said. "I thought, 'That's kind of silly. Catholic town. Husbands and wives? I mean, it's 'Bob and Jan' — not just Bob or just Jan, but 'Bob and Jan,' OK?"

They had to get special permission from management to do their show.

"We were the first husband and wife team... so we represented the family image of New Orleans," Bob Carr said.

In addition, Jan Carr continued to work while pregnant. She was showing for all four of her children while on air.

"She had an aunt in West Virginia who said, 'That's disgusting to see Janet pregnant on Television,'" Bob Carr said.

When asked how she responded to that criticism, Jan Carr said: "I just ignored them. They weren't going to stop me."

The couple were also activists in their French Quarter community, integral in stopping a freeway from being built in the historic neighborhood as the part of the Save our Square campaign.

"We were adamant about saving the Quarter from being destroyed by a highway going across Jackson Square," Bob Carr said. "And they listened and it was defeated."

They are celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary on May 21.

"We're going to stick together if it kills us," Bob Carr said.

And it's that attitude they want to leave with listeners and others trying to break barriers just like them.

"Just be yourself," Jan Carr said.

"And persevere," Bob Carr said.