AWE News

We are looking for sponsors for our TV show.

Donors will be listed in the credits. $50.00 per episode /  $200.00 for four episodes  / $2000.00 for 52 episodes.  

AWE News has produced 60 thirty-minutes episodes which air on WLAE-TV for TV of non-profits involved with coastal restoration, saving endangered species, helping homeless youth escape human trafficking, and honoring veterans. Funds raised will be to air the existing episodes and produce more videos of "AWESOME" non-profits. Videos are provided free to non-profits and aired in the community.

To date we have produced approximately 250 segments. These are posted on our You Tube Channel.

Awards include three Regional Suncoast Emmy nominations and twice being a finalist in the National Italian American Foundation Independent film competition.   Previously we were on the Louisiana Independent Film Channel and have recently be asked to be on the new Indie South Roku Channel based in Baton Rouge.

TV Program Schedule: Sunday Nights at 9pm on WLAE

 Celebrating Culture Year of Programing

January Battle of New Orleans / Mardi Gras / Joan of Arc Parade 

Week 1 PBC- 19 Battle of New Orleans, Joan of Arc, King Cake

Week 2 PBC-42 New Orleans Italian Sports Banquet National Honorees

Week 3 PBC- 34 Louisiana Crops: Sugarcane, Cotton, & Wine

Week 4 PBC-38 Mardi Gras for Children

February Mardi Gras / Oysters / Valentine’s Day

Week 5 PBC-20 Social Philanthropy of Mardi Gras: Rex, Bacchus, & Tucks

Week 6 BSLA -3 Buona Sera Louisiana: Valentine’s Day

Week 7 PBC-21 US Marine Band in Algiers, Decatur Street,

Week 8 PBC- 8 Oysters: Drago’s, Brennan, Antoine’s, Deanie’s

March St. Joseph’s Sicilian Heritage Month

Week 9 PBC-33 Francesco de Pinedo’s 1927 Four Continents Flight

Week 10 PBC-36 St. Joseph’s Day Events

Week 11 BSLA-8 St. Joseph’s Jazz Concert

Week 12 PBC-11 Easter with Archbishop

April Easter / Earth Day / Jazz and Swing History

Week 13 PBC- 31 Little Palermo in the French Quarter 1890s-1920s

Week 14 PBC-35 Italian Festivals in Louisiana - Kenner, Opera, Jazz,

Week 15 PBC-43 The Sicilian influence in New Orleans Jazz Music

Week 16 PBC-44 The Sicilian influence in New Orleans Swing Music

May Mother’s Day / Louisiana Feed Your Soul Activities

Week 17 PBC-28 Annual Giving Day: Pat Mason, Children’s Hospital

Week 18 BSLA-12 Mother’s Day & Route 66

Week 19 PBC-2 Louisiana Parks

Week 20 PBC-3 Louisiana Museums

Week 21 PBC-1 Louisiana Festivals

June Italian Republic Day/ Father’s Day

Week 22 PBC-25 WWII Museum, WWII Veterans

Week 23 BSLA-13 Italian Republic Day

Week 24 BSLA-14 Father’s Day

Week 25 PBC- 39 Creole -Italian Chefs

July Louisiana Wildlife Artists 

Week 26 BSLA-9 Lena Prima Louisiana Culture

Week 27 PBC-3 New Orlerans Artists

Week 28 PBC-5 New Orleans Volunteers helping Elephants

Week 29 PBC-10 Coastal Trees Planting

Week 30 PBC-6 St. Bernard Coastal Restoration

August Coastal Restoration 

Week 31 PBC-7 Plaquemines Parish Coastal Restoration

Week 32 PBC-9 Dead Zone in Gulf of Mexico

Week 33 BSLA-2 French Quarter Little Palermo Tour

Week 34 BSLA-4 Mardi Gras & Italian Carnival

September Buona Sera Louisiana with Lean Prima 

Week 35 BSLA-5 Italian American Cultural Center

Week 36 BSLA-1 Deanie’s Oysters

Week 37 BSLA-6 National Women’s Month

Week 38 BSLA-7 American Italian Federation of the Southeast

October Italian Heritage Month

Week 39 BSLA-11 Cefalu & Independence

Week 40 PBC-31 Little Palermo: Franco’s art, Drinks, West End Jazz, Garibaldi

Week 41 NIAF-1 Who Killa da Chief Part 1

Week 42 PBC-39 New Orleans Italian Chefs

Week 43 PBC-34 1890s Mother Cabrini, 1893 Hurricane, Pasta Factories

November Veterans Month

Week 44 PBC-22 Flying Museums Commentative Air Force

Week 45 PBC-23 Flying Tigers, PT-305, WWII Museum Victory Bells

Week 46 PBC-24 Blue Star & Wreaths Across America

Week 47 PBC-26 WWII Airplane Airshows

December Holidays & Christmas

Week 48 PBC-42 Non-Profits helping Homeless Youth

Week 49 PBC-4 Louisiana Christmas

Week 50 BSLA-15 Creche Scenes and Christmas Movies

Week 51 BSLA-16 Italian Christmas & Elenians

Week 52 PBC- 19 Battle of New Orleans, Joan of Arc, King Cake