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Minnesota Public Radio News Stations to Host and Broadcast Live FINAL Debates of U.S. Senatorial and Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidates
October 30, 2006
WHAT: U.S. Senatorial and Minnesota gubernatorial candidate debates, moderated by Kerri Miller and Gary Eichten
WHEN: Sunday, November 5, 2006, 7-9 p.m.
WHERE: MPR's Fitzgerald Theater, 10 E. Exchange St, St. Paul
TUNE IN: The debates will be broadcast live on all Minnesota Public Radio News stations, including KNOW 91.1 FM in the Twin Cities and streaming online at www.mpr.org
TICKETS: This event is free and open to the general public.
MEDIA: Journalists must contact Jennifer Haugh, communications manager, at (651) 290-1369 or jhaugh@mpr.org for reservations. Mult boxes will be available to broadcast journalists for a direct sound feed.
A press room will be available to journalists and candidates to conduct post-debate interviews. Free WiFi will also be available inside the Fitzgerald Theater auditorium for journalists.
(St. Paul, Minn.) October 30, 2006—Minnesota Public Radio will broadcast two live debates, moderated by Midmorning host Kerri Miller and Midday host Gary Eichten, between the three major party U.S. Senate candidates and the three major party gubernatorial candidates on Sunday, November 5 at the Fitzgerald Theater.
Minnesota's U.S. Senatorial candidates Mark Kennedy (R), Amy Klobuchar (DFL) and Robert Fitzgerald (IP) will square off in a one-hour debate starting at 7 p.m., followed by Minnesota gubernatorial candidates Tim Pawlenty (R), Mike Hatch (DFL) and Peter Hutchinson (IP) at 8 p.m.
Minnesota Public Radio Elections 2006: online coverage
Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning political coverage, dedicated to providing audiences with the most comprehensive election season information, includes a variety of online election resources at www.mpr.org:
- An extensive archive of past political coverage
- Polinaut, a political blog, with regular contributors Bob Collins and Tom Scheck
- Policast™, downloadable MP3 files which bring highlights of regional political coverage, hosted by MPR's political editor Mike Mulcahy
- Public Insight Journalism, a method of covering news and gathering information that depends on the knowledge, insight and input of more than 20,000 individuals in our Public Insight Network
- Minnesota Politics online discussion groups
- MPR's Votetracker, which makes it possible to follow key legislation, read background on the issues, see MPR-related stories and find out how legislators voted
- Select a Candidate, a tool to help voters choose candidates most closely aligned with their views
- NEW: MPR Election Results Widget, free, customizable HTML code available to interested persons for use on their Web sites, yielding the latest election results for all major and state-level races
Press Contacts:
Jennifer Haugh
Minnesota Public Radio
651-290-1369
jhaugh@mpr.org
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