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THE “ALL-AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL FORUMS ON PBS” MODERATED BY TAVIS SMILEY FEATURING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES TO TAKE PLACE SEPTEMBER 27th IN BALTIMORE
The “All-American Presidential Forums on PBS” Moderated by Tavis Smiley will give Republican presidential candidates an opportunity to make their case on the issues of concern for people of color. The Forum will take place on September 27, 2007, from 9 to 10:30 p.m (EDT), broadcast live on PBS from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Candidates appearing at the Forum include Senator Sam Brownback, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Congressman Duncan Hunter, Ambassador Alan Keyes, Congressman Ron Paul and Congressman Tom Tancredo. Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Senator John McCain, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and former Senator Fred Thompson have thus far declined the invitation.
The first Forum was held on June 28, 2007, at Howard University in Washington, DC, featuring all eight Democratic candidates. Both events have historic significance as the first-ever nationally broadcast election events specifically oriented towards voters of color.
Moderator Smiley commented: “No one should be elected president of this country in 2008 if they ignore people of color. If they want to be president of all America, they need to speak to all Americans.”
He added, “The candidates who have confirmed will be sending a powerful and unprecedented message to people of color and all Americans of conscience and goodwill that their vote is being competed for and fought over. For those who are choosing not to attend, it is a missed opportunity. We will have four extra lecterns on the stage should they ultimately choose to participate.”
Like the Democratic event, the Republicans will field questions from a distinguished panel featuring three journalists of color: Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Juan Williams of National Public Radio and Ray Suarez of PBS/The NewsHour.
The Forum will be simultaneously webcast on PBS.org, and video of both events will be archived for download and viewing on the Web site. The Web site (pbs.org/tavissmiley) will include additional coverage of the presidential candidates and their positions on key issues of the campaign, including past interviews, backgrounders, viewer polls and a forum blog and election resources. Visitors will be able to submit their own questions for the candidates, read commentary and share their own opinions.
The Forum will also be broadcast on public radio stations nationwide via PRI, Public Radio International.
“The All-American Presidential Forums” are made possible by PBS, The California Endowment and the National Minority Consortia. The program is produced by Tavis Smiley Media Inc. and presented by KCET/Los Angeles.
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A roundtable of journalists will appear on the Friday night regular broadcast of “Tavis Smiley” on PBS to share their reactions, analysis and commentary on the Republican “All-American Presidential Forum on PBS” Moderated by Tavis Smiley. Visit www.pbs.org/tavissmiley for broadcast times in local areas.
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