From 1954 to 1966, while Tolhurst was covering the news,
the news was covering him as well.
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WDSU-TV publicity shot
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1956>
Sugar Bowl Queen Dawn Hebert waves to 120,000 fans at the Pittsburgh-Georgia Tech game. This Queen shared her photo debut in the Sept. 10, 1956 issue of Life Magazine with Tolhurst, seen in the background.
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Mourners pay last respects to former Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long.
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November 1961 ^
A Jazz Parade heralds the opening of the Jazz Museum.
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Tolhurst films author Dr. D. Elton Trueblood for a WDSU-TV broadcast interview with Ed Planer reporting.
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early 60s >
Tolhurst on the roof of the old International Trade Mart, corner of Camp & Common.
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Tolhurst covers the New Orleans Mayor's Parade on Canal Street from atop a WDSU-TV news car. Mayor and Mrs. Victor Schiro ride in the convertible behind Tolhurst.
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James Meredith is taken by car to class on the Ole Miss campus in Oxford, Mississippi
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Meredith is escorted to his first class by U.S. Marshalls.
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Meredith is surrounded by the media.
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Oct 1962 >
Student protesters targeted the media during Meredith's first days at Ole Miss.
Tolhurst's rental car was set on fire and destroyed.
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Cuban Missile Crisis Press Conference with Tolhurst at left.
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early 1960's>
New Orleans Press Club top awards go to WDSU-TV cameraman Jim Tolhurst, reporter Ed Planer, and camerman Mike Lala.
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Tolhurst films scenes of New Orleanians being evacuated by boat as Hurricane Betsy's flood waters overwhelm low-lying areas of the city.
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May 1966 ^
A dinner for members of the local media hosted by the mayor at Masson's Restaurant.
Standing left to right: Mayor Vic Schiro, Leo Adde, and Emile Comar
Seated left to right: Joan Gaulene Tolhurst, Jim Tolhurst, Gay Adde, and Madelyn Comar
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Tolhurst accepts the New Orleans Press Club first place Award for Best TV Feature.
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