BATON ROUGE mdash; At 7 o'clock, April 14, 1955, WBRZ went on the air. And WBRZ's story is Richard Manship's story, who has been at the station in one way or another since the beginning.nbsp;Manship took over in the 1990s as the president of WBRZ, signifying a generational change of the guard for t he Manship family. In 1998, he was honored with the prestigious Broadcaster of the Year award.After three decades leading the station, Richard stepped back from day-to-day operations in 2023, passing control of the station to his nephew, Jake.nbsp;Earlier this year, WBRZ visited Richard at his home along False River, where he shared stories about his life at WBRZ.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less