Press Release: 2024-10-08
NEPM News and GBH News Host Massachusetts Senate Debate in Springfield
Media Contacts:
NEPM
Vanessa Cerillo
413-740-9555
GBH
Emily Balk
314 550 2448
NEPM News and GBH News Host
Massachusetts Senate Debate in Springfield
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and John Deaton to take questions from NEPM News and GBH News reporters on Oct. 17
Springfield, Mass. — Oct. 7, 2024 — New England Public Media (NEPM) and GBH News today announced they will host a debate between the two candidates for US Senate from Massachusetts live from NEPM’s studios in Springfield, Mass. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7pm ET.
NEPM News reporter Adam Frenier and GBH News political reporters Adam Reilly and Saraya Wintersmith will moderate a one-hour debate between incumbent Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican challenger John Deaton.
“This is the only US Senate debate to be held here in western Massachusetts, and we’re honored to be hosting Senator Warren and Mr. Deaton at our studios in downtown Springfield,” said John Sutton, Vice President of Content and Audience Strategy for NEPM. "Public media plays an essential role in keeping voters informed, and providing clear, unbiased information that helps people make the choices that affect their lives and communities.”
The debate will be broadcast live on NEPM TV; 88.5 NEPM; GBH 2; GBH 89.7 FM; 90.1 CAI, the Cape and Islands Radio; and streaming at gbhnews.org and theGBH News and NEPM YouTube channels. Following the debate, GBH News will offer commentary, analysis, and listener feedback in a special half hour program hosted by GBH News reporters Katie Lannan and Arun Rath, available at GBH 89.7, 88.5 NEPM, and streaming at gbhnews.org.
“Local public media continues to offer trusted, timely news and context on issues that matter to voters,” said GBH News Editor-in-Chief Dan Lothian. “We’re honored to join NEPM, our public media partners in Springfield, to provide Massachusetts citizens greater insight into the perspectives and policies of the two Senate candidates ahead of Election Day.”
The NEPM News and GBH News Massachusetts Senate Debate is part of a new initiative called Connecting the Commonwealth, a partnership between GBH News, CAI, and New England Public Media (NEPM) to report and expand news coverage statewide, reaching listeners from Springfield to Provincetown and points between.CAI, the Cape and Islands Radio will contribute a question for the candidates to answer during the debate.
The NEPM News and GBH News Massachusetts Senate Debate will be captioned in English and Spanish. The debate will be rebroadcast on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 4pm ET on 88.5 NEPM and Sunday, Oct. 20 on NEPM TV at 7pm ET, GBH 2 at 6pm ET, and on GBH 89.7 at 7pm ET. Find all of NEPM News and GBH News’ Election 2024 coverage at https://www.nepm.org/tags/elections and gbhnews.org/election-2024.
The NEPM News and GBH News Massachusetts Senate Debate is sponsored by AARP Massachusetts.
About NEPM
New England Public Media enriches people’s lives in western Massachusetts and beyond by nurturing curiosity, inspiring community engagement, and reflecting the unique joys of living here. NEPM is the region’s source for PBS and NPR programs and for locally produced news, video and music content. For more information, visit nepm.org or follow NEPM on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About GBH
GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Arthur and Molly of Denali and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids and national services WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS LearningMedia and has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at gbh.org.
Photography and Video:
Pool photography will be distributed via an email link from Emily Balk. If you would like to receive the link to the photo folder, please email emily_balk@wgbh.org.
The live YouTube video stream will be available for press to record the debate. Press can record the entire audio/video feed, but are limited to airing three (3) minutes of the debate (any 3 minutes clipped from anywhere in the feed). Note: the feed will include NEPM News and GBH News graphics. If you would like the link to the live video stream link, please email emily_balk@wgbh.org.
A limited number of trucks can be accommodated to take the video feed in NEPM back parking lot. If you are interested in sending a truck, please check availability in advance by contacting vanessa_cerillo@nepm.org and emily_balk@wgbh.org.