Extending its reach

Ville Platte based UGN plans for a global audience
  • UGN Production Manager John Richard (left) sits with Deetra Randle (right) on the set of UGN Broadcasting in Ville Platte. Randle is the wife of the company’s founder, Samuel “Tendeep” Randle. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
    UGN Production Manager John Richard (left) sits with Deetra Randle (right) on the set of UGN Broadcasting in Ville Platte. Randle is the wife of the company’s founder, Samuel “Tendeep” Randle. (Gazette photo by Tony Marks)
The Tee Cotton Bowl is no stranger to national exposure as it has been featured on NFL Films and a recent documentary on PBS. Before this year’s edition of the game was cancelled because of COVID issues, plans were in the works to take the exposure to another level as Ville Platte based UGN was set to broadcast the game live. As production manager John Richard explained, there were plans to have…

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