Michigan Media Invited to Cover Gubernatorial Debate on October 10, 2010

Michigan Media Invited to Cover Gubernatorial Debate on October 10, 2010

Michigan's candidates for Governor will participant in one debate on Sunday October 10, 2010. The debate is sponsored by The 2010 Great Debates Sponsoring Coalition, which is comprised of more than 20 business, labor and nonprofit organizations, in collaboration with the Center For Michigan and Detroit Public Television.

The debate will take place from 7-8 p.m. and is offered for live broadcast to all Michigan public and commercial broadcasters. Moderators will be Detroit Free Press Editorial Page Editor Stephen Henderson and Detroit News Editorial Page Editor Nolan Finley.

Journalists will be able to watch the debate in an adjacent studio to where the debate will take place.

WHERE: Detroit Public Television Studios
1 Clover Court
Wixom, Michigan 48393

Credentialed Media may arrive for
coverage beginning at 4 p.m., unless
WHEN: advance access is pre-scheduled

TV UPLINK (available live to all TV stations):
Time: 1800 - 2100

Satellite: HD04 transponder 23

Master Control Trouble
Number: (248) 305.7283
While the debate broadcast feed will
begin at 7:00 p.m. with a generic
introduction, the debate itself will
begin at 7:01 p.m. to allow stations
picking up the feed to begin their
broadcasts with a localized :60
introduction if they choose. End time
is scheduled for 7:57:46 p.m.

Available through the Michigan Radio
LIVE RADIO FEED: Network and Michigan Public Radio

Via www.mivote.org. The archived
Webcast of the debate will be
accessible on the mivote.org and
thecenterformichigan.net sites from
October 11, 2010 through November 3,
LIVE WEBCAST: 2010.

Internet access will be available for
journalists on-site. Please
indicate in your credential request
whether you expect to use unusually
WEB ACCESS: large amounts of bandwidth.

Journalists are encouraged to use
Twitter before, during and after the
TWITTER: debate using hashtag #midebate.

A walkthrough is scheduled for Tuesday
October 5, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Detroit
Public Television's studios.
Interested outlets should RSVP by 5
p.m. on Monday October 4th, following
the credential request instructions
(below) with the email subject line
SITE SURVEY: "Walkthrough RSVP."

Please email your news organization's
credential request (and request, if
necessary, for broadcast truck
parking) to
mfriedman@tannerfriedman.com by 4
p.m. on Friday October 8, 2010 with
the subject line "Debate
CREDENTIAL REQUEST: Credentials."

Matt Friedman - (248) 626-0006-
office, (248) 762-1430 -cell or
MEDIA CONTACT: mfriedman@tannerfriedman.com

/PRNewswire -- Sept. 30/

SOURCE Detroit Public Television

Detroit Public Television

Web Site: http://www.mivote.org

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