The Around Town TV Show, a program focused on Baton Rouge, will begin airing on WBRZ Channel 2 Saturday and Sunday from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m., right before Good Morning America. The show will continue to air on WBTR Channel 19 and Metro 21. WBTR and WBRZ are both owned by the Manship family. Around Town will replace the infomercials WBRZ has been running in that slot, sales manager Jared Broussard says. Broussard says the program won’t change to reflect the move. Scott Rogers, who anchors Around Town, announced plans to form a “production committee” at today’s Downtown Development District meeting for the sister The Downtown Show program. The production committee will meet once a month and is open to people who are interested in having input in the show. Hollywood Casino backs The Downtown Show financially. The Downtown Show’s advertising rates for existing clients will remain the same through the end of their current contracts or through 2011, whichever is longer, according to a press release. —David Jacobs
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