Atlanta Press Club Announces General Election Debate Schedule
Oct 20, 2006    Atlanta Press Club   General Election Debate Schedule

For immediate release
October 19, 2006

Contact: Sarah Douglas, Executive Director
Atlanta Press Club - 404-523-1318
http://www.atlantapressclub.org  

Atlanta Press Club Announces General Election Debate Schedule

ATLANTA, GA – The Atlanta Press Club will host 13 debates, 10 of which are live, this election season. The debates will take place Oct. 22, 29, 30 and Nov. 5 at Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) in front of a live studio audience. GPB is located at 260 14th Street in Midtown. The Atlanta Press Club debate series is made possible thanks to a grant from Tom Watson Brown.

Press club members, journalists, college students, and supporters are invited to be part of the audience. Editors or reporters with any questions about the debates, participation of candidates or panels should contact Sarah Douglas at 404-523-1318 or sdouglas@atlpressclub.org.

All candidates are confirmed for all debates. The schedule is as follows:

Broadcast media may come to cover these taped debates and air footage immediately. Stations are required to include a mandatory courtesy reading “Atlanta Press Club/GPB” and to mention that the debates will air in their entirety on GPB or WPBA at the times listed above.

Sunday, October 22
4:00pm -- Agriculture Commissioner / 30 Minutes / LIVE
4:30pm -- Labor Commissioner / 30 Minutes / LIVE
5:00pm -- Attorney General / 30 Minutes / LIVE
5:30pm -- Secretary of State / 30 Minutes / LIVE

Sunday, October 29
4:00pm -- Insurance Commissioner / 30 Minutes / LIVE
4:30pm -- School Superintendent / 30 Minutes / LIVE
5:00pm -- Lieutenant Governor / 60 Minutes / LIVE

Monday, October 30
3:00pm – Fulton County Commission Chair/ 30 Minutes / TAPE
(Airing on PBA Sat., Nov. 4, 6 – 6 30 p.m.)
3:45pm – Fulton County District 2 Seat /30 Minutes / TAPE
(Airing on PBA Sat., Nov. 4, 6:30 – 7 p.m.)
5:00pm -- State Supreme Court / 30 Minutes / TAPE
(Airing on GPB Tues., Oct. 31, 7:30 – 8 p.m.)
7:00pm -- 12th Congressional District / 30 Minutes / LIVE
7:30pm -- 8th Congressional District / 30 Minutes / LIVE

Sunday, November 5
8:00pm -- Governor / 60 Minutes / LIVE 

To make a reservation to attend the debates, please email apcintern@atlpressclub.org or call 404-577-7377.

ABOUT THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB

Since its establishment in 1964, the Atlanta Press Club has grown to one of the largest and most active press clubs in the country. With more than 800 members, it strives to serve the professional and social needs of the journalism community, fostering journalistic excellence and advancing the public’s interest in and understanding of the free press.

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