CPT12 Pressroom

Reporters & Photographers are Invited to the Taping of this Debate

Reporters are invited to view the taping of this debate on Thursday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m. at KBDI-TV, 2900 Welton Street, Denver.*  Photographers may take photos without flash equipment in the well-lit studio prior to and during the debate.

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For immediate release

DENVER – (August 7, 2008) - The only televised U.S. Senate debate with two third party candidates alongside the two major party candidates will air in the Colorado Decides debate series Friday, Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. on KBDI-Channel 12. 

The debate will include third party candidates Bob Kinsey of the Green Party and Doug Campbell of the American Constitution Party as well as Democratic candidate Mark Udall and Republican candidate Bob Schaffer.

The debate, hosted by CBS 4’s Jim Benemann and featuring panelists Aaron Harber of KBDI and Rocky Mountain News reporter Lynn Bartels, will provide comprehensive, in-depth analysis and offer voters unparalleled access to the candidates as well as important issues.

Colorado Decides is a partnership of KBDI-TV, CBS4 and the Rocky Mountain News.  After the debate airs on Channel 12, it will be available on all three partners’ websites:  www.kbdi.org, www.rockymountainnews.com, and www.cbs4denver.com.

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Marcia Simmons
Director of Marketing and Communications
KBDI-TV, Channel 12 (PBS)
World View – Community Voice
2900 Welton St.
Denver, CO 80205
303-991-5020 (direct); 303-489-4012 (cell)

*DIRECTIONS to KBDI:

• From I-25:  Take Park Avenue exit; west (turns into 22nd) to Welton; left on Welton to 29th St. 
• From I-70 & Washington St.:  South on Washington (Washington becomes 38th St.) .5 mile; slight right onto Walnut (.1 mile); slight left onto Downing (.7 mile); right onto California St. (.2 mile); Left on 29th St. (.1 mile)
• From Lincoln & Colfax:  North on Lincoln .5 mile; slight left on 20th; immediate right on Welton St. .8 mile to 29th.