Live Feed of PBS' 'All-American Presidential Forums' Moderated by Tavis Smiley

Live Feed of PBS' 'All-American Presidential Forums' Moderated by Tavis Smiley

Republican Candidates to Appear on Live Broadcast From Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, Airing Nationwide on PBS on September 27

   SATELLITE FEED COORDINATES:          PRIMARY "BUGGED" MEDIA FEED         Galaxy 28 / K17, Slot A         D/L: 12035.5 - Vertical         Sym Rate = 3.9787 Msps         Data Rate = 5.5 Mbps         FEC = 3/4   

DC NEWS BUREAUS: POOL 5, on the WHITE HOUSE POOL FEED, will have the debate in its entirety.

Feed is in clear and will be available September 27, 2007 20:55-22:30 EDT (live broadcast).

PBS will provide news organizations unlimited use of the footage within customary news practices.

This video credit must be chyroned while footage is broadcast: PBS/All-American Presidential Forum with Tavis Smiley. PBS will also grant news organizations unlimited audio usage within customary news practices with the appropriate credit: Audio courtesy of PBS/Tavis Smiley.

WHAT: The "All-American Presidential Forums" on PBS, moderated by Tavis Smiley, is an historic broadcast marking the first time that a panel exclusively comprised of journalists of color will be represented in primetime. Tavis Smiley, along with Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Juan Williams of National Public Radio and Ray Suarez of PBS' "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," will question candidates on issues ranging from healthcare and housing to Katrina relief, the economy and the environment, among others, as outlined in the #1 The New York Times best-seller, Covenant With Black America. This forum will provide a major opportunity for the candidates to present a detailed discourse and dialogue on their social agendas.

WHO: Republican presidential candidates --- U.S. Senator Sam Brownback, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter, U.S. Congressman Ron Paul and U.S. Congressman Tom Tancredo.

   WHEN:    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27             9:00 to 10:30 p.m.     Republican Presidential Forum (see below            for live feed info)   

WHERE: Murphy Fine Arts Center at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD

DC NEWS BUREAUS: POOL 5, on the WHITE HOUSE POOL FEED, will have the debate in its entirety.

PBS will provide news organizations unlimited use of the footage within customary news practices.

This video credit must be chyroned while footage is broadcast: PBS/All-American Presidential Forum with Tavis Smiley. PBS will also grant news organizations unlimited audio usage within customary news practices with the appropriate credit: Audio courtesy of PBS/Tavis Smiley.

   Technical contact for all other information:   O'Brian McKinley, Director, Network Operations/PBS   (703) 739-5271 (work), (571) 436-4423 (cell)    Web Site: www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/special/forums/   Press Web Site: www.pbs.org/pressroom   

CONTACT: Carrie Johnson, +1-703-739-5129, Cell: +1-202-368-8228, Stephanie Aaronson, +1-703-739-5074, Cell: +1-703-338-6986, Dawn Bergantino, +1-202-973-5800; Cell: +1-202-270-3211

/PRNewswire-USNewswire - Sept. 26/

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