US Senate Debates LIVE ON NJN
Republican Senate Debate: Monday, May 19 at 8 pm
Democratic Senate Debate: Friday, May 30 at 8 pm

STATEWIDE – NJN will air two live one-hour debates this month. The one-hour debates will be simulcast on NJN Public Radio and will be web cast and archived at njn.net. Kent Manahan, NJN News anchor, will moderate both debates, which will have identical formats. A panel of reporters will question the candidates. The debates will be rebroadcast at a later date.

The Republican Senate Debate will air on NJN on Monday, May 19 at 8 pm, with all three candidates participating. The candidates running in the Republican primary race are Murray Sabrin, Dick Zimmer and NJ Senator Joseph Pennacchio.

The Democratic Senate Debate will air on Friday, May 30 at 8 pm. All three Democratic primary candidates have accepted: US Senator Frank Lautenberg, US Representative Rob Andrews and Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello.

The debates are cosponsored by NJN Public Television & Radio, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Gannett NJ Newspaper Group. There will be three journalists on the panel, one from each organization.

Funding has been provided by PSE&G, Wachovia, Verizon, The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission, The New Jersey Education Association, New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust, The New Jersey Association of REALTORS, Delta Dental of New Jersey, BP, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, The Proformance Insurance Company of New Jersey, and The Johnson and Johnson Family of Companies.

NJN Public Television & Radio provides access to award-winning programs and services that serve the informational, cultural and educational needs of New Jersey residents. NJN is available in high definition and on Times Warner cable in New York on channel 750. NJN’s programs are web cast on www.njn.net.
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