A high-profile television show featuring Bermuda will air locally this week on VSB TV 11 after airing in the United States to an audience potentially in the millions.

“TV One on One in Paradise” with Cathy Hughes will air Thursday, August 21st at 8:00pm.

Veteran broadcaster Cathy Hughes sat down with Premier Dr. Ewart F. Brown at Camden to talk in-depth about his goals for Bermuda and its people. Premier Brown also spoke candidly about steps to revitalize tourism.

The intimate chat with the Premier gave Ms Hughes some much-needed time off her feet after an island-wide tour with Chairman of the Tourism Board, E. Michael Jones. Mr. Jones served as TV One’s personal tour guide, taking the host and crew everywhere from Crystal Caves to the Royal Naval Dockyard to shopping along Front Street.

The 40-minute program showcases Bermuda magnificently.

The program premiered across the United States on TV One August 3rd, 2008.

TV One has an audience of 44 million households.

The program will re-air on TV One September 14th, 2008.

TV One has granted permission to broadcasters in Bermuda to air the program on commercial television.

A TV One executive summarizes the program this way: “Dr. Brown, a Howard University-trained physician, had a long and much-honored career in public service-oriented medicine in the United States before returning home to a life of public service in his native Bermuda. He talks with Ms Hughes about his childhood, the influence his experiences in the U.S. had on his political and community service career in Bermuda, what makes Bermuda such a unique place to live and visit and much more in this revealing interview.”

About TV One

TV One is a new cable/satellite television network, programming primarily to African American adults. TV One offers a broad range of lifestyle and entertainment-oriented programming that respects their values and reflects their intellectual and cultural diversity.

TV One's goal is to be distributed on the most widely available cable and satellite service level in markets where African Americans represent a significant segment of the population.

With an engaging mix of original and acquired programming from key entertainment genres, TV One's programming provides a sophisticated alternative for adult African American viewers.

TV One is a venture of Radio One, Inc., the largest radio broadcaster primarily targeting African American and urban listeners, and Comcast Corporation, the largest cable operator in the country, along with Bear Stearns, Constellation Ventures, Syndicated Communications and Opportunity Capital Partners.

About Cathy Hughes

Cathy Hughes attended Creighton University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha but did not graduate. Around 1969 she began working at KOWH, a black radio station in Omaha.

Her success there prompted the School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, DC, to offer her a job as lecturer. In 1973 she became sales director at WHUR-FM. Two years later she became the station's general manager, boosting sales revenue from $300,000 to $3.5 million.

In 1979, she and her husband, Dewey Hughes, purchased a small Washington radio station, WOL, creating Radio One. Her marriage eventually ended, and she bought her husband's share in the station. But Hughes was forced to give up her apartment and live at the station for a time in order to make ends meet.

Over time, she made the station profitable, and her own talk show became a hit. By purchasing stations in other cities, the company eventually became the nation's largest black-owned radio chain. She is the first African American woman to head a firm publicly traded on a stock exchange in the United States.