For Immediate Release
Monday, October 1, 2012
Public Invited to 12th Congressional District Debate
Third and Final Debate Scheduled for Wednesday, October 10
Contact: Jak Tichenor, WSIU-TV, (618) 453-6187, jak.tichenor@wsiu.org
Carbondale, Ill. -- Illinois 12th District Democratic candidate William Enyart of Belleville, Republican candidate Jason Plummer of O'Fallon, and Green Party candidate Paula Bradshaw of Carbondale will debate the issues in the final round of three scheduled broadcast debates.
The debate will take place on Wednesday, October 10 at 7pm at Lindenwood University Auditorium, 2600 West Main Street in Belleville, before a live audience.
WSIU-TV's Jak Tichenor will moderate the debate, with questioning from Jennifer Fuller of WSIU Public Radio, Gary Metro of the Southern Illinoisan, and Beth Hundsdorfer of the Belleville News-Democrat.
The 90-minute debate will air LIVE on WSIU Public Radio -- 91.9 FM, 90.3 FM, and 88.9 FM -- and will be recorded for broadcast on WSIU Public Television -- WSIU-TV 8 and WUSI-TV 16 -- on Friday, October 12 at 8pm. It also will be streamed live at bnd.com and thesouthern.com.
The three candidates previously debated at the WSIU-TV studios in Carbondale and the Marion Cultural and Civic Centerin Marion.
Presented by WSIU Public Broadcasting, the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, the Southern Illinoisan, the Belleville News-Democrat, and Lindenwood University, and sponsored on WSIU in part by Forbes Financial Groupand Marion Subaru.
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