SEPTEMBER 19 - 22, 2024
LAKE CHARLES, LA

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Gerald Gruenig

TV Reporter/Local Celebrity Host

Born and raised in New Orleans. Gerald Gruenig is Louisiana through and through. Gruenig has lived in just about every region of the Bayou State while calling Lafayette, Louisiana home since 2014.

Gerald Gruenig is a family man, devout Catholic, cancer survivor, local news personality, content creator, former college football player and zydeco musician.

As far as his family goes, Gerald has been married to his high school sweetheart, Ariel, since 2017.

Together, the couple have two beautiful daughters, Adeline and Charlotte.

Gerald began his local television career in 2013. In 2015, Gruenig and his best friend John Weatherall started a local restaurant segment called “Acadiana Eats”.

Gruenig has been working at KLFY News 10 in Lafayette, La. since 2014.

In 2021, Gerald began to focus on his social media presence. Gruenig now has more than 1.4 million followers across his social media platforms.

Gruenig played college football at Nicholls State University from 2009 to 2014. He was a team captain and four year starter at center on the offensive line.

in 2019, Gerald Gruenig, a zydeco accordion player, launched his band, Gerald Gruenig & Gentilly Zydeco. The band has played hundreds of shows from New Orleans to Lake Charles.

In 2023. Gruenig was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He began chemo therapy in the summer of that year. Gruenig has been in remission since December of 2023.