FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  October 29, 2007
CONTACT:  Bobbie Fisher, Director of Corporate Communications, 757.889.9107

FIL AM TV JOINS WHRO PUBLIC TELEVISION’S SUNDAY LINEUP
Program to Showcase Hampton Roads’ Filipino American Community

NORFOLK:  Public television station WHRO-TV15 (HD 15.1) will premiere Fil Am TV (Filipino American Television), on Sunday, November 4th at 2:00pm.  Fil Am TV is a weekly half-hour program designed to share the rich and diverse Filipino community with Hampton Roads.  Hampton Roads is home to a growing Filipino population estimated at 40,000. Largely due to the U.S. Navy, Virginia Beach has the largest concentration of Filipinos on the east coast.

Each week, Fil Am TV will showcase local cultural events, personalities, educational and topical issues of the Filipino American community.  The program will also feature cooking segments and a community events calendar.  It is locally produced by Jay Sanchez of Pinoy Productions.

 “The vibrant local Filipino community contributes a great deal to the economic and cultural life of Hampton Roads,” said Bert Schmidt, WHRO President and Chief Executive Officer.  “WHRO is especially pleased to be able to share those contributions with the community at large through Fil Am TV.”

Fil Am TV airs each Sunday at 2:00pm on WHRO-TV15 (HD 15.1), beginning November 4, 2007. 

WHRO is a regional media company that promotes education, culture and citizenship to the citizens of Hampton Roads, Virginia through a variety of services.  Every day, thousands of viewers and listeners tune in to broadcast programming on WHRO's public television and two public radio stations.  Since its founding more than 45 years ago to support education, WHRO has employed creativity and technology to serve its mission to enrich audiences through content that educates, entertains and promotes understanding. Owned by 17 local school divisions, WHRO delivers educational and new media services to 286,000 students and 25,000 educators per month as well.