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For Immediate Release
August 25, 2006
Updated September 14, 2006
ETV and The State Newspaper Team Up to Provide Coverage of the 2006 Elections
Columbia, SC…ETV and The State newspaper are once again joining forces to provide complete coverage of the upcoming election season, with a more extensive scope than ever before. For the first time, debates with candidates for all US Congressional offices will be a part of the line-up, and offerings will be made available through television, radio, webcast, and print. The schedule includes:
- A full slate of debates with candidates for statewide and US Congressional offices
- An hour-long radio call-in program to discuss each previous night’s debate
- An in-depth look at several of the referendums on the November ballot
- An award-winning Web site that encourages active participation among young adults
- Fourteen-hour marathon of every debate and every special report on Sunday, Nov. 5 beginning at 5:30 a.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m.
- Election night results and analysis on November 7
Media should click on the appropriate link below for more information about:
THE ETV AND THE STATE NEWSPAPER DEBATES
The programs begin on Monday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m., when the first of The ETV and The State Newspaper Debates will air. The debates will be hosted by ETV’s news and public affairs producer Andrew Gobeil and 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). Only the Third Party candidates debate will be taped in advance. The debates will also be streamed 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, except as noted below, when they will be held at one of ETV’s regional stations.
The schedule of debates is as follows:
September 18 - 7 p.m. First Congressional District - 30-minute Q & A with candidate Randy Maatta. View video (26:54).
October 2 - 7 p.m. Commissioner of Agriculture View video (26:59).
October 2 - 7:30 p.m. Adjutant General View video (26:46).
October 8 - 1 p.m. Third Party Candidates (taped in advance on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 6:45-7:45 p.m.) View video (56:50).
October 9 - 7 p.m. Secretary of State View video (26:48).
October 9 - 7:30 p.m. Comptroller General View video (26:48).
October 12 - 7 p.m. Fourth Congressional District (ETV Upstate, Spartanburg) View video (57:31).
October 12 - 8 p.m. Third Congressional District (ETV Upstate, Spartanburg) View video (57:13).
October 16 - 7 p.m. Treasurer View video (26:49).
October 19 - 7 p.m. Fifth Congressional District (ETV Carolinas, Rock Hill) View video (56:56).
October 23 - 7 p.m. Superintendent of Education View video (56:53).
October 26 - 7 p.m. Sixth Congressional District (ETV’s South Carolina Channel, Sumter) View video (57:21).
October 26 - 8 p.m. Second Congressional District (ETV’s South Carolina Channel, Sumter) View video (57:51).
October 29 - 7 p.m. Lieutenant Governor View video (56:59).
October 30 - 7 p.m. Governor View video (56:58).
November
8th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:08)
October
31st 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:08)
October
30th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:06)
October
27th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:06)
October
24th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:19)
October
20th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:33)
October
17th 2006
Listen to"The Big Picture" on the radio (37:03) *
October
13th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:30)
October
10th 2006
Watch "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:09)
October
9th 2006
Listen
to "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:10)*
October
2nd 2006
Listen
to "The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:24)*
September
19th 2006
Watch
"The Big Picture" on the Radio (53:36)
From 9-10 a.m. the morning after each debate, an hour-long program called The Big Picture on the Radio can be heard on ETV Radio’s four news formats: 88.1-WRJA Sumter, 89.1-WLJK Aiken, 89.9- WJWJ Beaufort, and 90.1-WHMC Conway.
Gobeil will again serve as host and will be joined by a panel of guests to discuss the issues raised by the candidates. Additionally, citizens can join in the conversation by e-mailing questions and comments to election@scetv.org, either before or during the show. Gobeil and his guests will address as many of the e-mails as possible during the broadcast. For those who would like to see and hear the discussion, streaming video of the program can be viewed by logging onto ETV’s Web site, www.myetv.org.
*Windows Media audio file.
THE ETV AND THE STATE NEWSPAPER REPORTS
The ETV and The State Newspaper Reports are a series of in-depth forums moderated by Gobeil. He will be joined by a panel of guests who examine several of the referendums South Carolinians will be called upon to decide in November. Each program airs from 1:00 to 1:30 p.m., and each show will be archived for later viewing on www.myetv.org. In addition, bonus clips not included in the original broadcast will also be available.
Same Sex Marriage - Oct.15 (taped in
advance on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 6:00-6:30 p.m.)
View
archived video of show (26:49)
Bonus Clip 1: Sen. Mike Fair (R), Greenville
Bonus Clip 2: Asha Leong, SC Equality Coalition
Bonus Clip 3: McKrae Game, President, Truth Ministry
Bonus Clip 4: Rev. Bennie Colclough, Trinity AME Church, Manning, SC
Eminent Domain and State Retirement Investments
- Oct. 22 (taped in advance on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 6:00-6:30
p.m.)
View
archived video of show (29:20)
Bonus
Clip 1: Will McMaster, Financial Advisor with Scott and Stringfellow
Bonus
Clip 2: Attorney Ronald McKinney, City of Greenville
Bonus
Clip 3: Nick Kremydas, CEO SC Association of Realtors
Property Tax - Oct. 29 (taped in advance
on Wednesday, Oct. 11 from 6:45-7:15 p.m.)
View
archived video of show (26:52)
Bonus Clip
1: Don Weaver,
President, SC Association of Taxpayers
Bonus Clip 2: Scott Price, General Counsel, SC School Boards Association
Bonus Clip 3: Ed McMullen, President, SC Policy Council
Bonus Clip 4: Howard Duvall, Executive Director, Municipal Association
of SC
The series of reports will also be streamed on www.myetv.org.
READY TO VOTE - An Educational Web site for young adults
ETV’s award-winning educational Web site, www.knowitall.org/readytovote launches a new look and new content on Sept. 25 with features encouraging South Carolina teens to become involved in the political process. Gobeil will moderate a blog on the site, engaging teens and provoking thought and discussion on many of the issues facing the Palmetto State. Additionally, students statewide will be invited to participate in an interactive straw poll, read a brief history on voting, and learn about the statewide candidates and the voting process.
On Thursday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m., ETV will present Project Discovery: Ready to Vote - Citizenship at Work. The LIVE call-in show will originate from ETV’s Rock Hill station, and will include a studio audience of Rock Hill-area high school students. Gobeil will host the program and he will be joined by a panel of political experts, including ETV Radio’s Dr. Walter Edgar.
On Sunday, Nov. 5 beginning at 5:30 a.m., ETV will broadcast the entire slate of debates and reports in a 14-hour marathon, giving viewers one more opportunity to make informed decisions on the candidates and issues.
On election night, Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 7 to 11 p.m., Gobeil will anchor The ETV and The State Newspaper Election Coverage, with updates from across the state.
ETV will make the debates and reports available to electronic and print media statewide, but asks that all stations credit ETV for the footage used in their newscasts. The programs may be accessed and recorded remotely through the following methods:
- A satellite feed on Digicypher channels 313 and 314 for television stations
- An audio bridge, allowing radio reporters to access clean audio of the debate by dialing (800) 438-5670. The phone line will be accessible 10 minutes prior to the start of each program
- News agencies must contact Dana McCullough at (803) 737-3212 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
- Pool photography will be provided for each debate. Information on which agency will serve this function will be included in forthcoming releases for individual debates.
- 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 television 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
- A mult-box will be set-up at ETV's Columbia studio for any electronic media that would like to capture the feed and also be on-hand after the debates for interviews
- A WiFi Hot Spot will be made available at ETV's Columbia studio for print media who would like to file stories from their laptops
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.
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For more information, contact Catherine Christman at (803) 737-3259, or christman@scetv.org.
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