ronald edward virgets (april 4, 1942 – may 20, 2019) was an american writer, commentator and journalist. he was born in new orleans, louisiana, where he worked and is best known. he worked as a feature reporter for tv stations wdsu and wwl-tv. he also wrote for "the times-picayune", "gambit", "new orleans magazine" and had many books published. he won a regional emmy award for a 1992 story on the city of new orleans. virgets served as host of "crescent city," a radio program broadcast in new orleans on national public radio's wwno.