Joey Kent, New Orleans, LA, inherited 400 recordings and 60 images in the Louisiana Hayride archives started by his father, who was a producer of the show. Kent built the collection to over 3,000 images, 2,200 recordings, and dozens of video interviews that he donated to the Library of Congress. A talented filmmaker and prolific writer, Kent has earned over sixty screenwriting awards including Best Screenplay from the L.A. Cinema Festival of Hollywood. He writes about local history for Inside New Orleans Magazine.
