Ronnie Virgets

Ronald Edward Virgets (April 4, 1942 – May 20, 2019) was an American writer, commentator and journalist. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he worked and is best known. He worked as a feature reporter for TV stations WDSU and WWL-TV. He also wrote for The Times-Picayune, Gambit, New Orleans Magazine and had many books published. He won a regional Emmy Award for a 1992 story on the city of New Orleans. Virgets served as host of Crescent City, a radio program broadcast in New Orleans on National Public Radio's WWNO.

Virgets died on May 20, 2019 in Destrehan, Louisiana. He was 77.^[1]

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Virgets (right) at Casamento's Restaurant in Uptown New Orleans; photo by Carol M. Highsmith.

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↑ Ronnie Virgets, distinct New Orleans voice and storyteller, dies at 77. May 20, 2019. http://www.nola.com/news/2019/05/ronnie-virgets-distinct-new-orleans-voice-and-storyteller-dies-at-77.html. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

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[1] Ronnie Virgets, distinct New Orleans voice and storyteller, dies at 77. May 20, 2019. http://www.nola.com/news/2019/05/ronnie-virgets-distinct-new-orleans-voice-and-storyteller-dies-at-77.html. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

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