For Immediate Release
May 8, 2006
Updated June 8, 2006

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ETV and The State Newspaper Team Up to Provide Coverage of the 2006 Election Season

Columbia, SC...ETV and The State newspaper are joining forces to provide coverage of both the primary debates in May and June, and the election night results on June 13.

Beginning May 19, ETV and The State newspaper will present The ETV and The State Debates featuring candidates for statewide office. The primary debates will be broadcast LIVE on all 11 ETV stations and 7 ETV Radio stations (except for ETV’s all-jazz radio format in Rock Hill). The debates will also be streamed live over the Internet at www.myetv.org, and archived on the Web site for future viewing.

The debates will take place at ETV’s Columbia studios, located at 1041 George Rogers Blvd., and are made possible by SC Farm Bureau Federation.

Then on election night, Tuesday, June 13, Andrew Gobeil will anchor The ETV and The State Election Coverage, with updates throughout the evening culminating in an hour-long broadcast beginning at 10 p.m.

The schedule of debates is as follows:

May 19	7 p.m.	Secretary of State (Republican Primary)
May 19	Approx. 7:30 p.m.	Commissioner of Agriculture (Republican Primary)
May 21	7 p.m.	Treasurer (Republican Primary)
May 28	7 p.m.	Superintendent of Education (Republican Primary)
June 2	7 p.m.	Lieutenant Governor (Republican Primary)
June 4	7 p.m.	Governor (Democratic Primary)
June 7	7 p.m.	Governor (Republican Primary; interview with Oscar Lovelace)

In addition to the live broadcasts, ETV will be providing a number of ways for electronic and print media to access and record the debates, including:

• A mult-box set-up at the ETV studios for any electronic media that would like to capture the feed and also be on-hand after the debates for interviews (a record deck would be required to catch video and audio signals)
• A satellite feed on Digicypher channels 309 and 322 for television stations
• An audio bridge, allowing radio reporters to access clean audio of the debate by dialing (800) 438-5670
• A WiFi Hot Spot in the studio and in the lobby for print media who would like to file stories from their laptops

ETV requests that news media adhere to the following guidelines:

• Stations credit ETV for the footage used in their newscasts
• News agencies must contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 to reserve a studio seat by noon on the day of the debate. An overflow audience will be seated in an adjoining room equipped with a television monitor
• The State will serve as a pool photographer for all debates except May 19, when that function will be provided by AP
• Print and electronic reporters who have reserved a seat will be allowed in the studio during the broadcast, however they must remain for its duration. Only ETV's TV cameras will be allowed in the studio during the actual broadcast
• Reporters will have access to the candidates in ETV’s studio lobby following the debate at the discretion of each candidate

ETV is South Carolina’s statewide network with 11 television stations, eight radio stations and a closed-circuit educational telecommunications system in more than 2000 schools, colleges, businesses, and government agencies.

 

For more information, please contact Rob Schaller at 803-737-6556, or rschaller@scetv.org.

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For more information about the PressRoom, contact:
Catherine Christman, Vice President, Communications
Voice: (803) 737-3259
Fax: (803) 737-3417
E-mail:christman@scetv.org