John "Spud" McConnell

People 2010 - Best Local Radio Personality

John "Spud" McConnell hosts WWL’s "Talk Gumbo" weekdays from  1pm to 4pm  on WWL-AM-FM & WWL.com. Spud was born and raised in Bayou country and holds a Master’s degree in acting. His career has taken him to Hollywood for three seasons on ABC’s "Roseanne" Show and to a successful run Off-Broadway in the one-man show, "The Kingfish."  A favorite in Southern-based film and stage productions, John is also a living landmark,  honored with a life-sized bronze statue on New Orleans’ historic Canal Street commemorating his portrayal of Ignatius J. Reilly from the stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces.