For Immediate Release
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
WSIU-TV, Radio to Carry Illinois Gubernatorial Debate
Debate to air live on WSIU-TV, WSIU Radio This Thursday, October 9
Contact: Jak Tichenor, Senior Producer, WSIU-TV, (618) 453-6187, jak.tichenor@wsiu.org
Carbondale, Ill. -- WSIU Public Broadcasting, WTVP (Peoria), WILL/Illinois Public Media (Urbana), WUIS Public Radio (Springfield), and the League of Women Voters of Illinois will present a LIVE Illinois Gubernatorial Debate between incumbent Democratic Governor Pat Quinn of Chicago and Republican nominee Bruce Rauner of Winnetka on Thursday, October 9 at 8pm.
Sponsored regionally by Forbes Financial Group, the one-hour debate will air live on WSIU Public Television and WSIU Public Radio, on other public media stations around the state, and online at wtvp.org.
WSIU-TV senior producer Jak Tichenor, host of Illinois Lawmakers, will moderate with questioning by H. Wayne Wilson, host/producer of WTVP's At Issue; Amanda Vinicky, statehouse bureau chief for Illinois Public Radio, at WUIS; and Jamey Dunn, executive editor and reporter for Illinois Issues magazine and WUIS Public Radio.
The public is welcome to submit questions for consideration in advance through the WTVP website at www.wtvp.org.
Additional TV stations carrying the debate are WTTW (Chicago), WEIU (Charleston), WQPT (Quad Cities), WSEC (Springfield), WMEC (Macomb), and WQEC (Quincy). Other radio stations broadcasting the debate are WBEZ-FM Chicago, WCBU-FM Peoria, WVIK-FM Quad Cities, WUSI-FM Olney, WVSI-FM Mt. Vernon, and WNIJ-FM (DeKalb).
See a list of WSIU's Election 2014 programming at http://bit.ly/WSIU_Election2014.
About WSIU Public Broadcasting
WSIU Public Broadcasting is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University and is an integral part of the College of Mass Communication & Media Arts on the Carbondale campus. The WSIU stations reach more than three million people across five states and beyond through three digital public television channels, three public radio stations, a radio information service, a website, and an education and community outreach department.
WSIU's mission is to improve the quality of life of the people they serve. The WSIU stations partner with other community organizations to promote positive change and to support the academic and public service missions of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Learn more and get the latest station news online at wsiu.org and on WSIU's Facebook and Twitter pages.
WSIU's programs and services are partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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