As we hear at W DS U celebrate 75 years of service to the community. We want to highlight some of the people who have represented our city well, and given us so many reasons to cheer. My brother, sports director Fletcher Mackel takes you on *** walk down memory lane, showcasing W DS us championship connection to big time sports. When W Ds U came on the air, the most popular sports team in town was the New Orleans Pelicans. No, not these Pelicans, these Pelicans, the minor league baseball powerhouse, who in 1948 drew more than 400,000 fans to their games in mid city and hosted exhibitions against the New York Yankees and Joe DiMaggio. 75 years ago, horse racing and boxing or also staples in the local sports landscape. The fairgrounds was celebrating its diamond jubilee and overall 10 boxers are members of the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame. In 1948 the Sugar Bowl was establishing itself as *** national brand and W DS U helped that cause broadcasting the first televised game. Always *** party city. The sweet success of the Sugar Bowl helped make new Orleans *** mainstream event city leading to the expansion into professional sports. On November 1st, 1966 New Orleans went pro landing the NF L's 16th franchise. The New Orleans Saints, New Orleans was an interesting market and an attractive market at that particular time. Keep in mind that the growth spurt for the Atlanta and the Orlando's and so forth had not transpired as of yet then. And you were on an equal par level with *** lot of those Southern cities and New Orleans became the crown jewel of Southern sports with the construction of the Superdome in 1975 the scenic stadium part of the city skyline and for nearly five decades has hosted every major college and professional sports championship when you start breaking down and you start looking at all the things that this building delivers. I know I'm biased, but this is *** hell of *** building. It's *** building that we should be proud of DLSU Un O all in action WD issue is proud of the people who covered historic events in the dome. People like Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee and retired WDU sports director, Roe Brown, who was the first black sports reporter and anchor in New Orleans. All right, I know what you're thinking. You really didn't cross my mind until you kept running into people, especially elderly African American people that I did not know would walk up to you, put their arms around you and tell you how proud they were of you. The passionate fans, Roe is broadcasting to have taken great pride in celebrating legends of the game and quirky unique characters proud to call New Orleans home. But overall, the city's proudest athletic moment over the past 75 years, the Saints magical 2009 season and the victory in Super B 44. Bree's Brilliance Hartley's kick and Tracy's pick turned the Saints into grid iron gods in the Crescent city into football's version of heaven on earth. To the people back home. We did it. I mean, together last four years, we're all in this thing together the greatest day in the history of our city. This team is the world champion team. What do you all the people watching in New Orleans right now? It's pandemonium in the city. You know what um this is what it's about. You know, this is about the city of New Orleans. It's not about the Saints. I don't think people can describe what it means for the city unless you were there during Katrina, the Saints team um have given hope back to the hopeless that I think says it. All of Fletcher Mackel W DS U News and you can take *** look at all of our stories as we celebrate 75 years of W DS U serving the Southeast Louisiana community. You can just go to W DS u.com/seventy five years