Hutchison
Press release from The Texas Debates
Republican candidates in the highly-anticipated Texas gubernatorial race will square off in "The Texas Debates: Race for Governor" at 7 p.m.,Thursday, Jan. 14.
The live debate broadcast to millions on television, radio and online throughout the state will include two-term Texas Gov. Rick Perry, three-term U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and former Wharton County Republican Party chair Debra Medina.
The Texas Debates will air live on TexasDebates.org, KERA-TV, KERA-FM and TXA 21 (KTXA-TV), as well as other radio and television stations around the state (click for list).
In the Beaumont area, the debate will be broadcast live on CBS-affiliate KFDM-Channel 6.
Extended live post-debate coverage will continue on TXA 21 until 9:00 p.m., including the candidates' news conference, with expert analysis and discussion.
KERA-FM will broadcast analysis of the debate in the half-hour special "The Texas Debates and the Republican Primary" hosted by Shelley Kofler at 6:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15.
The debate will repeat on KERA-TV at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, followed by a roundtable discussion of the issues and debate analysis on "Think with Krys Boyd" at 11:30 a.m., and again on Monday, Jan. 18, at 10:00 p.m.
Video of the debate will be archived for on-demand viewing at TexasDebates.org within 24 hours after the debate's conclusion.
The Texas Debates is produced by KERA in partnership with CBS 11 (KTVT-TV) and TXA 21 (KTXA-TV), Star-Telegram, KUVN Univision 23, The Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB), Texas State Networks and the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.
The debate will be moderated by KERA News Director Shelley Kofler. CBS 11 News Anchor Doug Dunbar will host questions from the live audience which will include Republican voters from Denton and Tarrant counties.
Questions also will be posed by a panel of journalists including:
- Shelley Kofler, KERA-FM and KERA-TV
- María Renee Barillas, KUVN Univisión 23
- Dave Montgomery, Star-Telegram
The Texas Debates will originate from the Murchison Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of North Texas in Denton.
The program will be distributed at no charge to all commercial and public radio and television stations statewide as a public service, courtesy of the Texas Association of Broadcasters (TAB). Stations have the option of taking the broadcast live or delaying it.
The broadcast will be available in English and Spanish and will be closed captioned. The broadcast can be heard in Spanish on the SAP channel of the debate feed. Real-time translation and closed captioning are also provided by TAB, a service it has contributed for broadcast debates of statewide candidates since 1998