VPR Listeners Invited to Submit Questions for Debate
VPR TO BROADCAST NPR DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, LIVE, TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 4, AT 2PM
Listeners Invited to Submit Questions Now at VPR.NET
Vermont Public Radio will broadcast live the NPR News and Iowa Public Radio (IPR) national Democratic Presidential debate on Tuesday, December 4, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. All major Democratic candidates are confirmed to attend. VPR listeners who wish to submit potential questions for the candidates may do so online at vpr.net. NPR News’ Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel will moderate.
The two-hour forum, leading up to the Iowa Caucus, will offer the first audio-only debate of the presidential race and will repeat the format introduced in 2004 by NPR. The setting is relaxed; candidates sit closely together around a U-shaped table, with no studio audience or video cameras. Breaking away from the question-and-answer structure traditionally presented by the television networks, the debate will feature three areas of discussion and the moderators will enable the candidates to conduct a dialogue with each other. Following the 2004 debate, this format was extensively praised by the media and by listeners for its thoughtful pace, depth of conversation and interaction between the participants. Comparing it to the televised versions, _The Dallas Morning News_ said, “We actually learned from the candidates in this one.”
NPR and IPR are working with the Republican presidential candidates to reschedule the Republican Presidential Debate originally planned for December 3. Republican candidates cited scheduling conflicts and multiple debate requests from news and political party organizations.
VPR, featuring news and information and public radio entertainment, can be heard at 107.9 FM in northern Vermont, 89.5 FM in the Connecticut River Valley, 88.7 FM in the Rutland region, 88.5 FM in St. Johnsbury, 94.3 FM in Bennington, 92.5 in Manchester, 94.5 in Brattleboro, 95.3 in Middlebury, 94.1 in Montpelier, 101.1 in Rupert and online at vpr.net.
Listeners Invited to Submit Questions Now at VPR.NET
Vermont Public Radio will broadcast live the NPR News and Iowa Public Radio (IPR) national Democratic Presidential debate on Tuesday, December 4, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. All major Democratic candidates are confirmed to attend. VPR listeners who wish to submit potential questions for the candidates may do so online at vpr.net. NPR News’ Steve Inskeep, Michele Norris and Robert Siegel will moderate.
The two-hour forum, leading up to the Iowa Caucus, will offer the first audio-only debate of the presidential race and will repeat the format introduced in 2004 by NPR. The setting is relaxed; candidates sit closely together around a U-shaped table, with no studio audience or video cameras. Breaking away from the question-and-answer structure traditionally presented by the television networks, the debate will feature three areas of discussion and the moderators will enable the candidates to conduct a dialogue with each other. Following the 2004 debate, this format was extensively praised by the media and by listeners for its thoughtful pace, depth of conversation and interaction between the participants. Comparing it to the televised versions, _The Dallas Morning News_ said, “We actually learned from the candidates in this one.”
NPR and IPR are working with the Republican presidential candidates to reschedule the Republican Presidential Debate originally planned for December 3. Republican candidates cited scheduling conflicts and multiple debate requests from news and political party organizations.
VPR, featuring news and information and public radio entertainment, can be heard at 107.9 FM in northern Vermont, 89.5 FM in the Connecticut River Valley, 88.7 FM in the Rutland region, 88.5 FM in St. Johnsbury, 94.3 FM in Bennington, 92.5 in Manchester, 94.5 in Brattleboro, 95.3 in Middlebury, 94.1 in Montpelier, 101.1 in Rupert and online at vpr.net.
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