KETV owns the exclusive broadcast rights to the Sept. 10 debate between Democratic Senator Ben Nelson and Republican challenger Pete Ricketts.The one-hour, commercial-free live debate will begin at 6 p.m. in KETV's studios at 27th & Douglas. KETV NewsWatch 7 anchors Rob McCartney and Julie Cornell will serve as moderators.
The Omaha Press Club and KETV are sponsoring the debate, which will be the second between the two candidates.
"We look forward to providing the Omaha community an uninterrupted, primetime platform to hear from the person who will serve as our next US Senator," said Joel Vilmenay, KETV President and General Manager. "This is the second political debate we've sponsored this year and through the election and beyond it's our intention to provide our community with the most comprehensive political news reporting and coverage."
KETV will also make the debate available to visitors to its website, KETV.com. On Sept. 12, it will be made available for viewing via Cox Cable's "On Demand" feature on channel 998.
KETV's "Commitment 2006" coverage is a renewal of its detailed bi-annual election coverage efforts, which began with Commitment 2000. According to a press release, KETV NewsWatch 7 will devote a minimum amount of 10 minutes a day to political news and candidate-discourse coverage. That includes at least five minutes of original content each weekday and, when possible, on weekends, in the 30 days leading up to Nov. 7 election.
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