My friends, Barbara and Bobbie, promoted at WHRO

Barbara Hamm was named Chief Community Affairs officer of WHRO. Barbara will produce programming for WHRO's public TV station, including a new public affairs program hosted by Cathy Lewis and a magazine-style program geared toward the interests of the African-American community in Hampton Roads. Barbara will also serve as backup host for "HearSay With Cathy Lewis," the public affairs radio program that airs at noon weekdays on WHRV-FM (89.5). Her first radio program will air Feb. 1.

Barbara has been the WHRO's chief communications officer since March 2006. She's a former director of WTKR-TV, Channel 3. Congrats, Barbara!


WHRO also named Bobbie Fisher as the new Chief Communications Officer. Bobbie came to WHRO in 1996, serving most recently as director of corporate communications. She'll be responsible for the communications, public relations and marketing functions of WHRO's family of services (subjects near and dear to my heart).

WHRO includes public television (WHRO TV15/HD15.1), WHRO Kids and WHRO Create; two public radio stations (WHRO-FM (90.3) and WHRV); the WHRO Voice Radio Reading Service; four new digital radio services; and educational services. Way to go, Bobbie!