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Senators McCain and Obama's First Joint Appearance to Air Live on ETV September 11 from 8-10 p.m.
For Immediate Release
September 10, 2008
Columbia, SC…ETV will broadcast VOTE ’08: A PRESIDENTIAL FORUM, a live discussion with presidential nominees Senators John McCain and Barack Obama, on Thursday, September 11 from 8-10 p.m.
Senators McCain and Obama – who will appear separately – will discuss their views and personal experiences with serving their community and the country. These back-to-back, in-depth interviews will take place in front of a live audience at Columbia University as part of the “ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum.”
PBS’s NewsHour Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff and Time managing editor Richard Stengel will co-moderate and question McCain and Obama.
Viewers are encouraged to submit questions for the candidates at http://tinyurl.com/6jmhd5.
In their first joint appearance since the party conventions, McCain and Obama will discuss in-depth their views on service and civic engagement in the post-9/11, post-Katrina world. Their conversations will take place before a live audience of September 11 family members, military veterans, thought leaders, and Columbia University students. New York Governor David Paterson will welcome the audience before the start of the event.
South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.
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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.
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