CHARLOTTESVILLE (WINA) – CSPAN is in Charlottesville through the 23rd in conjunction with the Virginia Festival of the Book. CSPAN producer Ashley Hill says most people know CSPAN for its political coverage, but they have weekend efforts when Congress is not running a lot of people watch. Charlottesville will be featured one of those weekends.
Hill… along with Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer and Albemarle Board Chair Diantha McKeel… was on the downtown mall Tuesday morning unveiling the story schedule. Among the stories they’ll tell is about Monticello. Hill told “Morning News with Rick & Jane” a lot of people know the story of Thomas Jefferson, and they may have recognized his home Monticello on the back of the nickel. However, “someone living in Vegas” may never have heard the story of Monticello and what it contains. She says these are stories they tell about the history of areas — mostly in small- or mid-size areas where a lot of people may not know about.
She says they have three videographers who travel the country and do these stories. They’ll also be featuring books and interviewing authors associated with the Virginia Festival of the Book.
Charlottesville’s weekend is April 15-16 on BookTV — which CSPAN2 becomes during weekends… and it’s history channel American History TV which airs on CSPAN3.
