U.S. Senate candidates Sen. Ron Johnson and challenger Russ Feingold debated Friday night in Green Bay at a one-hour televised event sponsored by the WBA Foundation with funding provided by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. It was aired by more than 75 television and radio stations throughout the state. The debate was also shown live on national network C-SPAN and Wisconsin public affairs cable network WisconsinEye. It was also streamed on at least nine different websites.
You can watch the debate here.
The debate was produced at WLUK-TV and moderated by Jill Geisler, longtime Wisconsin news professional, WBA Hall of Fame member, author and Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at Loyola University, Chicago. Panelists from the Green Bay/Appleton market included Stacy Engebretson, WGBA-TV Green Bay; Mike Kemmeter, WHBY Radio, Appleton; Tom Milbourn, WLUK-TV Green Bay; and Kris Schuller, WFRV-TV, Green Bay.
The candidates debated issues including gun control, VA hospitals, international terrorism, Social Security, family leave, student debt and the presidential race.
The candidates also took questions from the audience through social media about the Affordable Care Act and alternative energy. WLUK’s Mike Murad ran the Social Media Desk and posed audience questions during the debate. The audience could submit questions through social media using the hashtag #wbadebate, which was trending nationally while the debate aired.
The debate will be re-aired before Election Day on numerous Wisconsin stations and C-SPAN and it will be redistributed by CNN. It will be archived for playback by C-SPAN, WisconsinEye and Wisconsin Public Television.
Election Day is Nov. 8.
