Inquiries about weather and travel should be directed to:
Iowa Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/ or call dial 511
Frequent updates available at www.bbpresforum.org
Please plan accordingly for travel delays.
WHAT: The Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum, the nation’s only presidential forum in which all candidates have an opportunity to answer essential concerns of African-Americans and Latinos.
HDNet is the exclusive broadcast partner of the Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum.
WHO: All Democratic presidential candidates will participate
- Senator Joseph Biden
- Former Senator Mike Gravel
- Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Congressman Dennis Kucinich
- Senator Christopher J. Dodd
- Senator Barack Obama
- Senator John Edwards
Forum moderators:
Michele Norris, host of National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” and Ray Suarez, senior correspondent for PBS’s “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.”
Additional VIPs:
- Dan Rather, Global Correspondent, HDNet’s “Dan Rather Reports”
- Iowa State Rep Wayne Ford (D-Des Moines), co-chair and founder, Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum
- Mary Campos, co-chair and founder, Iowa Brown & Black Presidential Forum
WHEN: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Press Check-In: 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
VIP Interviews: TBD
Forum begins: 7:00 p.m. CT
HDNet’s live coverage begins: 6:30 p.m. CT
HDNet’s post-Forum coverage begins: 9:00 p.m. CT
WHERE: North High School
501 Holcomb Avenue
Des Moines, IA
MORE: Attendees are asked to limit personal items such as large bags or backpacks in order to speed the security check-in process.
Questions about weather and travel should be addressed to:
Iowa Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.state.ia.us/
#515-239-1101
ALL PRESS MUST RSVP IN ORDER TO BE CREDENTIALED
FOR MEDIA CREDENTIALS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Colette Carey, HDNet
ccarey@hd.net
(303) 542-5576