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Group discussion will stream on the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel; broadcast on NJ PBS
March 18, 2024 – NEWARK, NJ – NJ PBS, New Jersey’s public media network, announced that its public affairs series Chat Box with David Cruz will host an in-person group conversation with New Jersey’s U.S. Senate Democratic Party Challengers this April. The special, Chat Box: A Conversation with the U.S. Senate Democratic Party Challengers, will stream Thursday, 4/25 at 6pm on the NJ Spotlight News YouTube channel and broadcast Saturday, 4/27 at 6pm, Sunday, 4/28 at 10am and Wednesday, 5/1 at 8pm on NJ PBS (check local listings).
The hour-long special will be hosted at the Agnes Varis NJ PBS Studio and feature three candidates seeking to succeed incumbent Bob Menendez in the U.S. Senate: union organizer Patricia Campos-Medina, activist Larry Hamm and Rep. Andy Kim (CD-3). Currently, First Lady Tammy Murphy has declined to participate; the invitation for her remains open. Chat Box host and NJ Spotlight News Sr. Political Correspondent David Cruz will moderate the discussion.
“Our goal is to host a productive conversation with these candidates,” said Cruz. “Not a debate in the current sense of the word, with a time clock and opening statements, but a real discussion on issues that affect all of us around the state and across the globe. I think the candidates deserve a lot of credit for agreeing to an unconventional format. We’re really looking forward to it.”
“Civil discourse is an important part of the democratic system and is inherent to public media,” said NJ PBS Vice President and General Manager Joe Lee. “NJ PBS is proud to host this type of discussion that will educate and enlighten constituents about the perspectives of those running for office during a critical election year.”
Funding for Chat Box with David Cruz provided in part by New Jersey Education Association. Promotional support provided by InsiderNJ.
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NJ PBS, New Jersey’s public media network, brings quality arts, education, and public affairs programming to all 21 counties in the state. Headquartered at the Agnes Varis NJ PBS Studio in Newark, the network offers diverse local programs including American Songbook at NJPAC, Chat Box with David Cruz, New Jersey Business Beat with Raven Santana, Here’s the Story, Drive By History, One-on-One with Steve Adubato, Soundcheck, State of the Arts, Table for All with Buki Elegbede and Treasures of New Jersey and PBS favorites such as Nature, NOVA, Amanpour and Company and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. Its award-winning newsroom, NJ Spotlight News, provides multiplatform reporting from across the Garden State on its weeknight newscast, NJ Spotlight News with Briana Vannozzi, and digitally via NJSpotlightNews.org, plus live news specials, community engagement events and daily newsletters. Its podcast, Hazard NJ, investigates the effect of climate change on NJ Superfund sites. The MyNJPBS.org network website offers streaming programs and free digital resources for educators via PBS LearningMedia New Jersey. NJ PBS is operated under an agreement with the state of New Jersey by Public Media NJ, Inc. (PMNJ), a non-profit affiliate of The WNET Group, the parent company of award-winning New York public television stations THIRTEEN and WLIW21. |
