Town hall part of Albuquerque Spotlight by “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer”
On Sunday, Oct. 12, KNME-TV will present a live Town Hall Meeting moderated by “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” Senior Correspondent Ray Suarez at the UNM Continuing Education Auditorium. The event will be broadcast live on KUNM-FM, 89.9, and streamed live on KNME’s Web site at: New Mexico In Focus.
The topic of the Town Hall will be “What Role will New Mexico and the Media Play in the Upcoming Presidential Election?” The panelists for the event include:
• Lonna Atkeson - Political Science Professor, UNM
• Gabriel Sanchez - UNM Political Science Professor, Racial & Ethnic Politics
• Gene Grant - Co-Host of KNME’s “New Mexico in Focus” and Albuquerque Journal columnist
• Delbert E. Carrillo - Teacher, Valley High School
• Jeff Jones - Albuquerque Journal Political Reporter
• Joe Monahan - Blogger, joemonahansnewmexico.blogspot.com
• Steve Seth - Teacher, Highland High School
Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and the event will be from 3-4 p.m. For more information, please call 277-2121.
This event is part of a focus on Albuquerque by “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.” Thanks in part to the importance that New Mexico will play in the upcoming presidential election, Albuquerque, the state of New Mexico, and the University of New Mexico will be featured on the acclaimed PBS news show, “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” from Monday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Senior Correspondents Ray Suarez and Judy Woodruff will bring “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” to the KNME-TV studios during this week to examine New Mexico’s role in the election.
Albuquerque is only the second “Spotlight City” the NewsHour has chosen to cover during the 2008 election. The NewsHour will examine the crucial role Albuquerque and New Mexico will play in the 2008 presidential election, as well as profiling the contributions Albuquerque is making in business, science, healthcare, education, and the arts. Additional stories will cover the topics of economic disparity, voting machines, get out the vote efforts for Native Americans, New Mexico politics, and the economy.