“New Mexico In Focus” Televising and Analyzing Wilson-Pearce Senate Debate

This week, KNME’s “New Mexico In Focus” will televise a live debate between U.S. Senate Republican primary candidates Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce, hosted by the New Mexico Broadcaster’s Association. The debate will be televised on Friday, May 30 from 7-8 p.m. on KNME-TV, channel 5. Then “New Mexico In Focus” will host a special live reaction and analysis after the debate.

The Wilson-Pearce debate will be the final opportunity for primary voters to see the two candidates before New Mexico’s much-anticipated June 3 primary election. The winner of the Republican primary will go on to face Democrat Tom Udall, in a battle to replace long-standing New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici.

Following the debate, Albuquerque Journal Washington Bureau reporter Michael Coleman, UNM Political Science Professor Gabriel Sanchez, and political blogger Joe Monahan will join co-host Gene Grant and regular panelists Margaret Montoya from the UNM School of Law and UNM School of Medicine and Scott Darnell, Communications Director for the Republican Party of New Mexico for a special live analysis of the debate from 8-8:30 p.m.

Co-hosted by David Alire Garcia, managing editor, New Mexico Independent, and Albuquerque Journal columnist Gene Grant, “New Mexico In Focus” takes a multi-layered look at social, political, economic, health, education and arts issues and explores them in-depth, with a critical eye to give them context beyond the "news of the moment."

The producer of “New Mexico In Focus” is Kevin McDonald. Closed Captioning of “New Mexico In Focus” has been made possible by a gift from Mrs. Elspeth G. Bobbs.

Media Contact: Evy Todd, (505) 277-1812; e-mail: etodd@knme.org