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Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade

Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade

Lou’s Legacy: A Reporter’s Life at the Washington Blade tells the story of two DC icons—legendary journalist Lou Chibbaro, Jr. and beloved drag performer Donnell Robinson, aka Ella Fitzgerald. Through Lou’s nearly five-decade career at the Blade and Ella’s return to the stage after three years away because of Covid, the documentary explores the history of DC’s gay community.

Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade is a local public television program presented by WETA

Lou's Legacy: A Reporter's Life at the Washington Blade

Explore DC’s LGBTQ history through two local icons: Lou Chibbaro, Jr. and Donnell Robinson. (28m 46s)

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