Debate Schedule and Moderators

[jefferson_dem]

From NBC's Mark Murray

The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced the moderators for the four presidential/vice presidential debates -- one of whom is NBC's own Tom Brokaw.

First presidential debate
Friday, September 26
The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
Jim Lehrer
Executive Editor and Anchor, The NewsHour, PBS

Vice presidential debate
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Gwen Ifill
Senior Correspondent, The NewsHour, and Moderator and Managing Editor,
Washington Week, PBS

Second presidential debate (town meeting)
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.
Tom Brokaw
Special Correspondent, NBC News

Third presidential debate
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y.
Bob Schieffer
CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent, and Host, Face the Nation

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/08/05/1247445.aspx

[godai]

1. Thanks...looks good, no ABC.

I've been boycotting ABC news since that ridiculous 'debate' in the primaries.

[eleny]

2. Old Marble-Mouth Brokaw will be unintelligible

[truthisfreedom]

3. I thought there wasn't going to be any "Town Hall" meetings???

[depakid]

4. Bob Schieffer and Tom Brokaw...

Lovely.