KNME continues its smart, provocative series, featuring some of the most outspoken media voices in the state on – The Line. The Line features UNM Health Sciences Center Executive Director for Communications and Marketing Billy Sparks and blogger Scot Key. The show broadcasts Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m. and repeats Sunday, April 29 at 6:30 a.m.
They join regular guest commentators including host Gene Grant, Albuquerque Tribune and political consultant and blogger Whitney Cheshire.
This week’s topics include:
** The 2008 elections are still a long way off, but many of the important state rDavid Brookshire are beginning to heat up. This week on The Line a look at how those key rDavid Brookshire may shake out, including who is running for what, and why.
** New Mexico is one of the leaders when it comes to charter schools. But, are those alternative learning environments thriving at the expense of traditional public schools?
** Governor Richardson is the first presidential contender to hit the airwaves in Iowa. How his message is playing and what it may mean for his run through the primaries.
Lively, stimulating and always unpredictable, The Line is a diverse take on the news you need to know. The Line strives to bring intelligent, witty, free-wheeling and civilized discourse to a New Mexico discussion, in this age of combative cable news coverage.
The Producer of The Line is Kevin McDonald. Closed Captioning of The Line has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.
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Watch, at anytime, the streaming video as the panelists take on issues impacting New Mexico at: The Line.