MSNBC TO TELECAST CLINTON-OBAMA DEBATE LIVE FROM CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY TUESDAY, FEB. 26
NBC News' Brian Williams to Moderate Debate, Joined by Tim Russert
NEW YORK – February 22, 2008 – MSNBC will telecast a debate between Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama Tuesday, Feb. 26, live from Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, 9-10:30 p.m. ET. "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams will moderate the debate, joined by "Meet the Press" moderator and NBC News Washington Bureau Chief Tim Russert.
This is the final debate between Sens. Obama and Clinton before the crucial March 4 primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont.
"NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" will broadcast live from Cleveland State Monday and Tuesday. MSNBC's pre-debate coverage will include "Hardball with Chris Matthews" live on Tuesday from Cleveland State at 5 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET, "Tucker" at 6 p.m. ET, and "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" at 8 p.m. ET. Immediately following the debate, Olbermann and Matthews will anchor post-debate coverage, 10:30 p.m.-12 a.m. ET.
The debate is hosted by NBC News in partnership with WKYC, Cleveland State University, the City of Cleveland, and the Ohio Democratic Party. WKYC will simulcast the debate, along with NBC affiliates WLWT-TV in Cincinnati, WCMH-TV in Columbus, WNWO-TV in Toledo, WDTN-TV in Dayton, WLIO-TV in Lima, WTOV-TV in Steubenville, WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, and WHIZ-TV in Zanesville. The debate will also be streamed live on MSNBC.com, and it will air later the same evening in Spanish on Telemundo.
