Tom Benson documentary to premiere on WYES

Just two months after his death, Tom Benson is getting the documentary treatment. WYES has announced that "Tom Benson: The Life and Legacy of a New Orleans Saint" will premiere on the New Orleans PBS affiliate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 23.

Repeat airings are scheduled for 9 p.m. May 24, 7 p.m. May 26, 6 p.m. May 27 and 7 p.m. May 31.

The hourlong film, which went into production nearly a year before Benson's death in March, was produced in cooperation with the Benson family. Narrated by local broadcaster Angela Hill, it will use video and photos from the family's collection, as well as a number of new interviews, to tell the life story of the billionaire businessman, from his humble upbringing…