U.S. Senate Debate at Springfield Symphony Hall

 

 

 

Candidates: U.S. Senator Scott Brown, Republican, and Elizabeth Warren, Democrat

Moderator: Jim Madigan, WGBY-TV

Springfield Symphony Hall

34 Court Street, Springfield, Mass.

Media Room open 4-10 p.m.

Symphony Hall doors close promptly at 6:30 p.m. for technical checks

Sponsored by the Western Massachusetts U.S. Senate Debate Consortium

 

Contact: Ed Blaguszewski, UMass Amherst Office of News and Media Relations

Office: (413) 545-0444; Cell: (413) 695-4522; edblag@admin.umass.edu

The press will be provided hall seating and access to a Media Room

Reserve credentials in advance, pick them up on-site from 4-6:15 p.m.

Except for TV trucks, there is NO reserved parking for media

 

Satellite pool feed for TV. Other videographers may shoot from balcony.

Pool photography on hall floor. Other photographers may shoot from balcony.

Radio feed provided

 

Video feed will be live beginning at 6:40 p.m.

Candidates will arrive on stage, audience rules explained starting about 6:50 p.m.

Please record accordingly

Actual debate broadcast begins at 7:01:00 p.m., ends at 7:57:00 p.m.

 

Media work space will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Wi-fi and standard electricity to power laptops will be available. A monitor will be provided in the Media Room for viewing, but feeds will only come from the production truck outside Symphony Hall.

 

Immediately adjacent to the Media Room, stand-up positions for interviews will be available. This area overlooks the hall and stage from the balcony. Power will be available for cameras and lights. The Media Room will remain open until 10 p.m. Faculty from UMass Amherst and Western New England University, debate consortium members, will be available to offer analysis.

 

Contact: Dave Ward, News Director, CBS 3 Springfield

Cell: (413) 813-8684

 

Uplink (CNN Parameters)

16:40 – 16:50

18:30 – 20:10

 

SES 2  12 A

DOWNLINK: 11925 V

DATA RATE         5.5

SYMPBOL            3.9787  

FEC 3 / 4

 

On-site live feed will be available via WSHM/WFSB satellite TV truck via mult box

Live feed only. No tape dubs of the event will be available.

Please plan on bringing decks to truck. Limited power will be available.

Parking next to Symphony Hall on East Columbus Avenue is limited to production vehicles operated by debate consortium members.

 

Live Truck parking is on Court Street across the street from Symphony Hall

Meters will be covered accordingly. Truck parking is on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

 

Contact: Page Brody, Executive Director, Springfield Public Forum

Cell: (413) 977-9362

 

This fall Massachusetts voters will cast their ballots for U.S. senator in a pivotal, nationally followed U.S. Senate race. This rare opportunity to experience the candidates discussing important issues in person will be the only Senate debate to occur in Western Massachusetts during the countdown to the November 6 election. The doors to Symphony Hall will open at 5 p.m. for the public on October 10. Seating capacity is 2,611 seats.

 

The Springfield Public Forum is coordinating the event as part of the Western Massachusetts U.S. Senate Debate Consortium. The consortium includes:

 

MassLive.com

New England Public Radio, WFCR and all-news WNNZ

Springfield Public Forum

The Daily Hampshire Gazette

The Republican

Valley Press Club

WGBY: Western New England Public Television

WGGB-TV, ABC 40 and Fox 6

WSHM-TV CBS 3

WWLP-TV, NBC 22

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Western New England University