Congressman Mike Honda, challenger Ro Khanna to Square off in Debate Moderated by NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai
NBC Bay Area, in partnership with KQED, The Huffington Post and San Jose State University (SJSU), announced today that they will host the only confirmed debate for California's 17th congressional district between Democratic Congressman Mike Honda and his Democratic challenger Ro Khanna on Monday, October 6, 2014 at 6:30pm.
The debate will be moderated by NBC Bay Area Anchor Raj Mathai and will include four panelists: lead panelist Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post, Thuy Vu, host of KQED NEWSROOM, Melinda Jackson, associate professor of political science at SJSU and LooLoo Amante, SJSU student and director of external affairs for Associated Students.
The debate will cover a wide range of topics. Those general topics will be made available to the candidates 72 hours in advance. The 75-minute debate will be aired live starting at 6:30 pm on NBC Bay Area (Comcast ch.3 / 703 HD, over-the-air on ch.11). The debate will re-broadcast on KQED World (Comcast ch.10 / 710 HD, over-the-air on ch.9-2) at 9pm and KQED Plus (Comcast ch.190, over-the-air on ch.9-3) at 11pm. KQED Public Radio will also broadcast the debate live on its stations in San Francisco (88.5 FM) and Sacramento (89.3 FM). The debate will also be streamed live on nbcbayarea.com and on The Huffington Post’s online streaming video network, HuffPost Live.
“This is going to be one of the most-watched races across the country this November, and this debate has been long anticipated,” said Rich Cerussi, president and general manager of NBC Bay Area. “We’re proud to bring such a strong group of partners together to provide a forum for the candidates to discuss the issues that matter to voters, and help Bay Area voters make an informed choice.”