WXYZ Airs Live Interactive Town Hall Meeting Featuring Governor Snyder and Mayor Bing

WXYZ Airs Live Interactive Town Hall Meeting Featuring Governor Snyder and Mayor Bing

A Detroit 2020 Special, "The Challenge of Change," airs Thursday, March 29, 7pm

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Detroit Mayor Dave Bing will meet face-to-face to tackle the issue of Detroit's financial future on a special Detroit 2020 live interactive town hall meeting on Thursday, March 29th, from 7-8 p.m. on WXYZ-TV Channel 7. The special, "The Challenge of Change," will allow viewers to engage in the conversation through social media, and ask questions of the Governor and Mayor on Facebook, Twitter and on-line.

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This special comes at a critical time for Detroit, as city and state officials debate plans for the financially troubled city that could include the appointment of an emergency manager. "The Challenge of Change," will offer a live forum for viewers to participate in a dialogue about the fiscal challenges facing the city.

"We believe it's an important service to our viewers to allow them to engage in an important discussion that will ultimately have a dramatic impact on their lives and the future of their city," said WXYZ Vice-President and General Manager Ed Fernandez. "This show is part of our ongoing commitment through Detroit 2020 to take action for our viewers on-air, on-line and on mobile platforms."

"The Challenge of Change" will be hosted by 7 Action News anchors Stephen Clark and Carolyn Clifford, with reports from Diana Lewis, JoAnne Purtan, and Dave LewAllen.

The program is part of WXYZ's ground-breaking community service initiative, Detroit 2020, a decade-long, multi-platform, community service effort, designed to tackle the issues facing Southeast Michigan. The goal of the project is to make the community a better place to live, work, and raise families by the year 2020. The motto of Detroit 2020 is Unify. Inspire. Act.

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