For Immediate Release NBC CONNECTICUT PRESENTS
“DECISION 2019: THE RACE FOR HARTFORD MAYOR” FORUM ON TUESDAY, OCT. 29
THE FORUM WILL BE RE-AIRED IN SPANISH ON TELEMUNDO CONNECTICUT ON SUNDAY, NOV. 3
WEST HARTFORD, CT
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(October 24, 2019)
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NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut will host a forum for the 2019 Hartford Mayoral Race on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 at 7 p.m. (EDT). The hour-long forum will air live on NBC Connecticut and will be live streamed on nbcconnecticut.com, the NBC Connecticut mobile app, and on
NBC Connecticut’s Facebook page
. The program will air in Spanish on Telemundo Connecticut on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 9 a.m. (EDT). The one-hour forum will be moderated by NBC Connecticut anchor Keisha Grant. The forum will air until 8 p.m. on air and immediately following, it will continue with additional Q+A from the panel on NBCConnecticut.com and the NBC Connecticut app.
“NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut know Hartford voters are
invested in this race and how the outcome
is going to impact them and their community,”
said Diane Hannes, President and General Manager of NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut
. “Our teams of panelists are here to ask the
tough questions and make sure our view
ers are informed and prepared come November 5.”
The team of panelists include NBC Connecticut Anchor Mike Hydeck, Noticiero Nueva Inglaterra Anchor Grace Gómez and
Southern Connecticut State University’s
Political Science and Urban Affairs Professor Jonathan Wharton. This exclusive forum airing only on NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut will be joined by
Hartford’s
mayoral candidates
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Luke Bronin, Giselle “Gigi” Jacobs
, Dr. Aaron Lewis and J. Stan McCauley
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each of whom have confirmed the date and agreed to participate. This is the only Hartford Mayoral forum taking place between Democratic incumbent Luke Bronin and his fellow mayoral candidates.
“This is the perfect opportunity for voters to learn about the candidates looking to
lead our capitol city. Those voters speak English and Spanish and we are proud to be able to serve both audiences,
”
said Janet Hundley, Vice President of News at NBC Connecticut. - more -