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Telefutura to Air First Presidential Debate Live
Spanish-language broadcast to Air LIVE in Each Time Zone Coast to Coast
Friday, September 26, at 9:00 p.m. ET (8:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. PT)
Miami, FL -- WHAT: TeleFutura’s live broadcast of the first Presidential Debate from The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Miss.
WHEN: Friday, September 26, at 9:00 p.m. ET
(8:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. PT)
WHERE: The TeleFutura Television Network
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Continuing its commitment to serve the Hispanic community, TeleFutura will air the first of the 2008 Presidential Debates between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain live in each time zone across the country. Produced by “Noticiero Univision” (Univision News) as part of the “Destino 2008” election coverage, the debate will focus on foreign policy and national security issues and will be broadcast live from the University of Mississippi. The broadcast will be presented by Univision anchor Edna Schmidt from the TeleFutura studios.
“TeleFutura is proud to present this very important event live to our viewers from coast to coast,” said Bert Medina, senior vice president and operating manager, TeleFutura Television Network. “Hispanics are sure to play a crucial role in this election and we are pleased to be able to provide our audience the opportunity to see the candidates together for the first time.”
Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at http://www.univision.com Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
For more information, please visit www.univision.net.
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