Welcome
New BHTV Viewers from:

Verizon FiOS (Channel 246)
Basking Ridge and Freehold, New Jersey along with Pamona, California.

Jet Broadband (Channel 165)
Virginia towns of Appomattox, Blackstone, Burkeville, Campbell, Lynchburg and Boones Mill.

Brownwood TV Cable Service
Brownwood, Texas.

Would you like to have BlueHighways TV added to your cable or dish service? If so, just let your cable or dish operator know with phone calls, letters or emails. You can also click here to request BHTV online. New services are added by the popularity of requests from their subscribers. Once you've contacted them we would appreciate you letting us know!

New DVD

The Legend, The Singer, and The Man
Sometimes when you find a jewel in the rough you get real excited and want to tell the world about it. Well this is one of those times. I was over at Mac Wiseman's house and telling him about some old footage from 1955 I had found up in Renfro Valley, KY of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance and that we were doing a special on the old show. He laughed and told me he had some old footage that was shot in 1971 at a festival he did in Kentucky that no one has seen since then. Well, you can imagine how excited I was to hear this. I asked Mac to let us do a special with him telling his story and we would show the old footage of him and some of his friends. Read More | Order DVD

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Guitar Winner
BlueHighways TV (BHTV) winner of an Epiphone Guitar was Danny Jobe, Mid-Atlantic Region Manger for MetroCast Communications/Harron. The guitar drawing was a booth promotion at the 2009 Cable Show held in Washington, DC. April 1-3rd.

Pictured, Left to right: Davida Shear, BHTV SVP Affiliate Relations, Mr. Jobe (guitar winner), and Stan Hitchcock, Chairman and CEO of BHTV.

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History in Flowers


Last month was busy for the Hitchcock household. We were thankful that it came in like a lamb since we had the wedding of our son Scott to his new bride Kathryn Roberson on March 7th, and our lawn held a major circus tent for the reception. The first of our spring bulbs burst through and I quickly picked as many as possible to add to our wedding decorations. Now that we have thundered into April our yard has become a tourist designation with thousands of spring bulbs in more than 13 varieties. Photographers with brides and babies in tow use our farm as a backdrop, and I pick as many gift bouquets as I can; the more you pick the better flower crop for next year. Read More | Send Email Feedback

Cable
BlueHighways TV is proud to present a cable network exclusive presentation of Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau, on Earth Day, April 22 at 7pm EST.

This two act, four character play written by Michael Johnathon portrays a fictional conversation between Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson set during the final two days Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond in 1847.

BlueHighways TV will present this play without commercial interruption in celebration of Earth Day 2009. We believe it is important for all of us to make a special effort to be good stewards of our planet and this play, written and produced by Michael Johnathon of Woodsongs, celebrates the life and message of America's original environmentalist, Henry David Thoreau. More Info


Also coming later in April and into May are new episodes of Turnin' to Country featuring host Tresa Jordan and episodes of Texas County Line. On April 28th, Texas County Line will feature a combination of music from the Texas Opry in Crockett, TX and the Heart of Texas Records Annual Concert from Brady, TX.


First week of May, look for Cruisin' as host Michael Wallis rides along with several "Tin Can Tourists" and watch them bring classic travel trailers back to life. Also, Bozo Cordova takes us for a ride in his customized woody wagon.

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VOD
Two of our new series' are making their debut on Video On Demand in April, Give A Living Rose and Appalachian Highways. The pilot episodes for each series are moving to On Demand after a successful debut on our regular broadcast. Our audience has really responded very well to these series' and now those of you who are fortunate enough to have our full-time channel will now be able to watch these shows On Demand.

Give a Living Rose is an inspirational reality series hosted by Kelly Lang where celebrities and ordinary people get to say "Thank You" to those who had such a positive impact on their lives.


Appalachian Highways is produced in cooperation with AppalShop (link). The pilot episode is part 1 of a documentary exploring the ethnic diversity of the Appalachian region and the personal choices individuals make to stay, to leave, and to come back.


Also new in April is an episode of the Best of Reno's Old Time Music Festival featuring the music of the Larry Stephenson Band, with songs such as "Wash My Blues Away" and "Light at the River".

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FRONT PORCH

Travels on the blue highway in Spring of '09.

April just started and Denise and I have been out and about just about every day. We drove to Wisconsin for Easter and before that had just got back from a week in Washington, DC for the National Cable Television Association convention.

Always good to see old friends in cable and push our BlueHighways TV adventure. As always, when Denise and I are out of town on business, we always find time to explore and enjoy the local scenery and attractions. Enjoyed quick runs to the Smithsonian, walked by the old Ford Theater where President Lincoln was shot, looked in the window of the International Spy Museum and loved the Cherry Blossoms on the trees. Yep, not exactly a walk down a country road but an adventure just the same. Read More | Send Email Feedback

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"AT THE CORNER OF MUSIC ROW, AND MEMORY LANE"
By Stan Hitchcock

Songwriter Heroes

I KNEW A MAN BOJANGLES…
Jerry Jeff Walker . . .
Songwriter . . . Entertainer . . . American Hero

As I've told you before in this rambling dissertation on how to be a card carryin' hillbilly; my heroes are the folks who create the music: Those special people who take empty words and music notes and string them together with beauty. One of my favorite songwriter is transplanted Texas legend, Jerry Jeff Walker.

Jerry Jeff is originally from New York State, but you couldn't have tied him there when he left High School in the 60's and hitch-hiked south - he didn't care where, just south. After spending a few days in Florida, he joined up with some other vagabonds and headed for New Orleans. Jerry has never gotten over New Orleans, from that first night he found it; as he arrived in the French Quarter, he thought there must be some special holiday celebration going on . . .but no, it was just a regular night in the Quarter. . . Read More | Order Book | Send Email Feedback