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Young Entrepreneurs (1983)

Folks

Details

Collection:LPB

Genre: Newsmagazine

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1983-11-27

Duration: 00:06:34

Subjects: Business

Contributors:

  • Hinton, Rob Host
  • McNair, Lemar Interviewee
  • Edwards, Chanel Interviewee
  • Winfield, Billy Interviewee
  • Robvais, Mary Interviewee
  • Winfield, W.T. Interviewee

Description

This segment from the November 27, 1983, episode of the series “Folks” features Rob Hinton’s report on a program for young entrepreneurs, ages nine through seventeen, in Baton Rouge, which teaches the students to sell telephones and computers. He interviews: Lemar McNair, the program’s founder; Chanel Edwards and Billy Winfield, students; and Mary Robvais and W.T. Winfield, parents.