Peconic Public Broadcasting, WPPB 88.3 FM, will begin live coverage of the 38th annual Hampton Classic Horse Show beginning August 25th at 11am.
“We will have three separate days for the live broadcast,” said Hal Fickett, WPPB marketing associate. “It's called the Hampton Classic Broadcast Series.”
On August 25th, WPPB will broadcast from the Hampton Classic grounds in Bridgehampton beginning at 11am. until 2 p.m. On August 31, the broadcast will be from 11 am. until 3 p.m. and on September 1st it will be between 11 a.m.
In addition to the live broadcast of that day's events, Fickett said, “We'll be doing different features, like five Hampton Classics vignettes that describe moments in Hampton Classics history,” provided by Hampton Classic Executive Director Shanette Barth Cohen.
WPPB's Hampton Classic series will offer a “ringside seat” to the events, bringing contestants and celebrities to the microphone to offer their commentary. WPPB personality Bonnie Grice, host of “The Eclectic Café,” will interview sponsors, riders, various personalities to understand what Fickett called, “the big picture of the Classic.”
“If someone can't make the Classic,” he said, “they'll get a really clear picture through the live stream that Bonnie hosts.”
The highlight of the Hampton Classic Horse Show is the $250,000 FTI Grand Prix Qualifier and FEI World Cup on September 1st. The Grand Prix, open to horses that successfully complete Friday's $50,000 Spy Coast Farm/Young Horse Show Series Preliminary Grand Prix, features Olympians , world champions and other show jumping veterans.
