Today’s Iowa Brown and Black Presidential Forum Will Continue as Scheduled Despite Weather Concerns

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

http://www.hd.net/credentials