Hampton, Va.—Recently, The
View from Hampton U has made tremendous growth and has started airing in an
additional market. The View from Hampton
U show has now expanded to Northern Virginia (NOVA), including the Fairfax
and Fredericksburg areas. The View from
Hampton U runs on Cox channel 74 in Fairfax and Cox channel 77 in
Fredericksburg on Saturdays at noon and 3 p.m. on Sundays.
The show began airing in the new market at the beginning of
January.
The fourth season launched last November introducing two new
hosts, Hampton Alumni and graduates of Scripps Howard School of Journalism and
Communications, Stephanie Sutton ’08 and Joseph Walters ’05.
The View from Hampton
U is executively produced by HU president William R. Harvey and Assistant
Professor of English and Cinema Studies, Eleanor Earl.
Walters, having a
background in journalism and videography has worked with Radio One’s internship
program here he then transferred his skills from working in radio to television
and becoming the host of a local entertainment show called “Da Circuit” before
landing the job hosting The View from
Hampton U.
Sutton has worked for WVEC Channel 13, MyGoodLyfe.com, Lynk
News and Cox Channel 11 as a reporter, host, and show producer. As
the Director of Media Relations and the Host/Producer of OliveCocoTV, Stephanie
has covered various red carpet events across the country including Athletes vs.
Cancer in Los Angeles to New York Fashion Week runway shows.
“I felt it
befitting to select two of HU's best and brightest alumni to host our
fourth season. Our new hosts will bring a great deal of expertise and
panache to the show,” said Earl.
Earl was completely
right. These two additions have made the show a success which has led to the
expansion of viewership to Northern Va.
The show entails details on Hampton’s academic programs,
high caliber faculty, groundbreaking research, and record-shattering athletics.
COX is not a Nielsen-rated company; therefore there are no ratings that can be
reported on the success of the show. With the possibility of being watched by 1
million viewers with the Hampton Roads market having over 500,000 subscribers
and NOVA adding on another 500,000 viewers, the success of the show is
skyrocketing.
Stephanie Sutton ’08 and Joseph Walters ’05.