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Voice
of America
Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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Voice
of America
Washington, DC 20237 Tel: (202) 619-2538
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MEDIA ADVISORY
VOA to Provide Multi-Media Coverage
of Presidential Debates
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Washington, D.C., Oct. 2, 2000 -- The Voice of America (VOA) will broadcast the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates live on radio, television, and via the Internet to its worldwide audience of some 91 million people. VOA News Now and WORLDNET Television will provide multi-media coverage of the first debate between the Presidential candidates, Vice President Al Gore and Texas Governor George W. Bush, at 9:00 p.m., EDT Oct. 3 (0100 UTC, Wed., Oct. 4). This will include live reaction from a group of diverse American voters convened at VOA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. The discussion will be moderated by a VOA journalist and will include expert opinions provided by participating political analysts and party representatives. The other scheduled Presidential debates will also air live on VOA radio and WORLDNET television, and will be live-streamed on the Internet at 9:00 p.m. EDT, Oct. 11 and 17 (0100 UTC, Oct. 12 and 18). The Vice Presidential debate between Senator Joseph Lieberman and Richard Cheney and will also air live at 9:00 p.m., EDT Oct. 5 (0100 UTC, Oct. 6). VOA provided live, multi-media coverage of this summer’s Democratic and Republican conventions. This and current news about the 2000 Presidential race is available on the VOA website, www.voa.gov.
VOA broadcasts over 900 hours of news and information each week in English and 52 other languages. The Voice of America first went on air February 24, 1942 and continues to enjoy an excellent reputation worldwide for accurate and reliable news and information reporting. Contact: Ginger Cearley
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