MODERATOR, HOST CHANGE FOR THURSDAY’S U.S. SENATE DEBATE ANNOUNCED

BY GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP, HOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA

Houston – On Thursday, May 3, Texans will be able to hear from the major candidates running for United States Senate from both the democratic and republican parties in a televised debate sponsored by Houston Public Media and the Greater Houston Partnership. The event, “Conversations with the Candidates,” will now be hosted by KUHT-TV’s Ernie Manouse and moderated by KUHF-FM’s Laurie Johnson and Dave Fehling. The debate was scheduled to be moderated by the hosts of HoustonPBS’ “Red, White, and Blue.” Circumstances relating to campaign developments have led to this change in the program.

About Houston Public Media: Houston Public Media, the umbrella organization of HoustonPBS (KUHT) and Houston Public Radio (KUHF and KUHA), is a fully professional broadcast service on Houston’s Channel 8, 88.7 FM, 91.7 FM, HD Digital, and streaming world-wide on Internet radio stations KUHF News and Classical 91.7. HoustonPBS and Houston Public Radio are supported financially by listener-members, by gifts from the greater Houston community.  KUHT, KUHF and KUHA are licensed to the Board of Regents of the University of Houston and operate in the public interest as a community outreach of the University.  More information at www.houstonpbs.org, www.kuhf.org and www.classical917.org.       

About the Greater Houston Partnership: The Greater Houston Partnership is the primary advocate of Houston’s business community and is dedicated to building regional economic prosperity. It represents 10 counties: Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto and Waller. With more than 2,100 Member organizations, GHP represents approximately one-fifth of the region’s work force. Visit GHP at houston.org.

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