Don’t Miss Pennsylvania Senate Debate Live on NEXSTAR!

NEXSTAR to host an exclusive live telecast of the debate between the candidates for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania on October 3 AT 8 P.M. ET

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced today that it will host an exclusive live multi-market telecast of a debate featuring the candidates for the United States Senate from Pennsylvania.  Democrat Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick have committed to attend and all candidates who meet eligibility criteria will be invited to participate. “DEBATE NIGHT IN PENNSYLVANIA: RACE FOR THE U.S. SENATE” will take place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. ET, at the studios of WHTM/abc27 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and will be telecast and live streamed across the Commonwealth.  Nexstar’s cable news network, NewsNation, will carry a simulcast of the debate nationwide.

The one-hour debate will be available via broadcast or digital live stream to every Pennsylvania voter in every county of the state.  The debate will bring together millions of viewers and will air on six Nexstar-owned or operated local stations serving the state:  WHTM-TV (ABC) in Harrisburg/Lancaster, Lebanon, York, WPHL-TV (CW) in Philadelphia, WTAJ-TV (CBS) in Johnstown/Altoona/State College, WBRE-TV (NBC) in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre/Hazleton, WFXP-TV (FOX) in Erie, and WYTV-TV (ABC) in Youngstown, OH.  In Pittsburgh, the debate will be carried by KDKA+.   WETM2 in Elmira, New York, will live stream the debate, as will  PIX11.com in New York City.  Additionally, all radio stations throughout the Commonwealth will be provided free access to the debate. 

The debate will be moderated by WHTM/abc27 News anchor Dennis Owens, who will pose questions to the candidates focused on local and regional issues impacting communities across Pennsylvania.   

The election for U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 5th.   Voters must register to vote by October 21st.  To register to vote, please visit https://www.vote.pa.gov/Register-to-Vote. For more information regarding the upcoming elections, including early voting dates, polling locations and voter identification requirements, please visit https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov.

Anyone requesting media access should contact Leisha Beard at lbeard@abc27.com

Your Local Election Headquarters: Pennsylvania Democratic U.S. Senate Debate

Thursday, October 3, 2024

8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT 

The U.S. Senate Debate will be carried on the following stations and websites:

Station Network Market Station Website Social 
WHTM-TV ABC Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, York, PA Abc27.com @abc27news 
WETMNBCElmiramytwintiers.com@wetm18news
WFXP-TVFOXErie, PAYourErie.com@jetfoxyourerie
WYTV-TVABCYoungstown, OHWytv.com@33wytv
WBRE-TVNBCScranton, Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton, PAPahomepage.com@eyewitnessnewstv
WTAJ-TVCBSJohnstown, Altoona, State College, PAWearecentralpa.com@wtajtv
WPHL-TVCWPhiladelphia, PAPhl17.com@phl17
KDKA+INDPittsburgh, PA Kdka.com @kdka 
WPIX-TVCWNew York City Pix11.comPIX11+ stream  
WIVBCBSBuffalo, NYWIVB.com@wivb

The University of Scranton Hosts Election Panel Discussion

University students posed thought provoking questions on the upcoming to panelists at the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) panel discussion.

University of Scranton students from the International Relations course taught by Gretchen Van Dyke, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, posed thought-provoking questions on the upcoming presidential election to panelists at an event hosted by Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) on campus. The panel discussion will air on PCN stations across the commonwealth on Monday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. It will also be posted to their website.

Participating in the panel discussion at the University, were, from left: Francine Schertzer, senior vice president and chief content officer for PCN-TV, moderator; and panelists Jean Wahl Harris, Ph.D., professor of political science at the University; Borys Krawczeniuk, a reporter with WVIA; Brit Crampsie, principal for Brit Crampsie Communications; and Christopher Nicholas, principal for Eagle Consulting. The discussion will air on PCN stations on Monday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m., and will air on PCN stations on Monday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m., and will also be posted to their website.

Scranton was one of just four colleges from across Pennsylvania selected to participate in PCN’s panel discussions about the election. The college panel discussions from the other schools will air at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17-19.

Panelists participating in Scranton’s discussion were: Jean Wahl Harris, Ph.D., professor of political science at the University; Borys Krawczeniuk, a reporter with WVIA; Brit Crampsie, principal for Brit Crampsie Communications; and Christopher Nicholas, principal for Eagle Consulting. Francine Schertzer, senior vice president and chief content officer for PCN-TV, was the moderator.