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==Journalism career==
==Journalism career==
Angers began his journalism career upon graduation from LSU with his hometown, ''Abbeville Progress.'' After wartime service, he became in 1945 the advertising manager in 1945 of the ''Weekly Iberian'' and ''New Iberia Enterprise.'' With his father and brother, Allen, Angers co-owned Angers Real Estate Agency in New Iberia from 1946 to 1950, when he became the publisher of the ''Franklin Banner-Tribune'' in Franklin in St. Mary Parish. During his fifteen years at the ''Banner-Tribune,'' the newspaper converted from a weekly to a daily publication and won 150 state and national press association awards.<ref name=dlb/>
Angers began his journalism career upon graduation from LSU with his hometown ''Abbeville Progress.'' After wartime service, he became in 1945 the advertising manager of the ''Weekly Iberian'' and ''New Iberia Enterprise.'' With his father and brother, Allen, Angers co-owned Angers Real Estate Agency in New Iberia from 1946 to 1950, when he became the publisher of the ''Franklin Banner-Tribune'' in Franklin in St. Mary Parish. During his fifteen years at ''The Banner-Tribune,'' the newspaper converted from a weekly to a daily publication and won 150 state and national press association awards.<ref name=dlb/>
In 1961, Angers co-founded with future [[Lafayette]] [[Mayor]] [[Kenny Bowen]] the public relations firm of Angers, Bowen and Associates in Lafayette He sold his interest to Bowen in 1962. Bowen ran for mayor unsuccessfully as a Republican, but he was victorious after he changed his registration to Democrat From 1966 to 1968, Angers was an editorial writer and columnist of the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser.'' He founded the ''Jeanerette Weekly Journal'' (1964–1965), ''Southwest Louisiana Capitalist'' (1963), and [Acadiana Profile'' magazine (1968), which covers twenty-two South Louisiana parishes and is the longest-running still active magazine in Louisiana history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/
In 1961, Angers co-founded with future [[Lafayette]] [[Mayor]] [[Kenny Bowen]] the public relations firm of Angers, Bowen and Associates in Lafayette. Angers sold his interest to Bowen in 1962. Bowen ran for mayor unsuccessfully as a Republican, but he was victorious after he changed his registration to Democrat From 1966 to 1968, Angers was an editorial writer and columnist of the ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser.'' He founded the ''Jeanerette Weekly Journal'' (1964–1965), ''Southwest Louisiana Capitalist'' (1963), and ''Acadiana Profile'' [[magazine]] (1968), which covers twenty-two South Louisiana parishes and is the longest-running still active magazine in Louisiana history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/
|title=''Acadiana Profile'': The Magazine of the Cajun Country |publisher=acadianaprofilemagazine |accessdate=January 28, 2009}}<ref>
|title=''Acadiana Profile'': The Magazine of the Cajun Country |publisher=acadianaprofilemagazine |accessdate=January 28, 2009}}<ref>
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/ |archivedate=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> Assisted by his wife, Angers edited and published ''Acadiana Profile'' from 1968 to 1985, when his son took over the management.<ref name=lda>"Business Editor Bob Angers dies," ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' October 14, 1988, p. 17.</ref> From 1967 to 1968, Angers was also editor of ''Latin American Report'' magazine in [[New Orleans]]. He founded the Acadian News Agency, which syndicated his public affairs editorials to Louisiana newspapers. Trent Angers acquired the news agency in 1970.<ref name=dlb/>
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20081011235349/http://www.acadianhouse.com:80/acadianaprofilemagazine/ |archivedate=October 11, 2008 }}</ref> Assisted by his wife, Angers edited and published ''Acadiana Profile'' from 1968 to 1985, when his son took over the management.<ref name=lda>"Business Editor Bob Angers dies," ''Lafayette Daily Advertiser,'' October 14, 1988, p. 17.</ref> From 1967 to 1968, Angers was also editor of ''Latin American Report'' magazine in [[New Orleans]]. He founded the Acadian News Agency, which syndicated his public affairs editorials to Louisiana newspapers. Trent Angers acquired the news agency in 1970.<ref name=dlb/>
Angers died at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. His passing came three months after the death of his mother. He is interred at Lafayette Memorial Park.<ref name=lda/>
Angers died at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. His passing came three months after the death of his mother. He is interred at Lafayette Memorial Park.<ref name=lda/>
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