Pressroom

• Media Contacts
• Press Releases
• ETV Management Team
• Logo Farm
• ETV Style Guidelines
• Stock Photos

South Carolina ETV

• About ETV
• History of ETV
• Testimonials
• Annual Reports
• Schedule a Tour
• Weather Center
• Contact Us

Stay Connected

ETV to Broadcast Presidential Inauguration

For Immediate Release
December 18, 2008

On Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m., ETV will provide LIVE statewide coverage of the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States.

Hosted by PBS News Anchor Jim Lehrer, the program will feature excerpts of the morning events including church services and the Obama’s arrival at the White House, coverage of all events at the Capitol, as well as the official swearing-in at noon and Obama’s first speech as president.

Following the address, Lehrer will be joined by the NewsHour’s regular analysts, Mark Shields, David Brooks and others, for reaction and commentary.

Later that evening, ETV will air Frontline: Dreams of Obama. This hour-long program examines the rich personal and political biography of President Barack Obama. The program starts at 9 p.m.

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.

###

For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.