WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast, presents “Rally 2010,” a primary and general election television candidate forum. These specials will feature local candidates from the races for Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa Counties as well as candidates for State Senate and House seats. The program will be moderated by Dee Dee Sharp, journalist and on-air host of WSRE and Pensacola State College’s “AWARE”; Lloyd Patterson, on-air host of WSRE’s “Connecting the Community”; and Sandra Averhart, WUWF News Director. The first installment of “Rally 2010” will air on WSRE on Monday, August 9 through Wednesday, August 11 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. nightly and will focus on the August 24 primary election. The second installment featuring candidates for the general election will take place October 11 and 12.
To submit a question for consideration on the program, send an email to questions@wsre.org or mail them to WSRE, Attention: Rally 2010, 1000 College Boulevard, Pensacola, Florida 32504. All questions must be received by Monday, August 9 at 3 p.m. CDT and must include your name and city of residence to be considered.
“Rally 2010” is co-sponsored by WSRE and the League of Women Voters of the Pensacola Bay Area and Okaloosa County. The purpose of “Rally 2010” is to give citizens an unbiased look at the candidates vying to represent them and learn where they stand on the important issues that affect them. WSRE provides the program as a public service and encourages all citizens to participate in exercising their constitutional right to vote.
The primary races covered in “Rally 2010” are tentatively scheduled to include:
State
Senate District 2
House Districts 1 and 2
Escambia County
County Commissioners Districts 2 and 4
School Board Districts 1, 2 and 3
ECUA Districts 2 and 4
Okaloosa County
County Commissioners Districts 2 and 4
School Board Districts 3 and 5
Sheriff’s Office
Santa Rosa County
County Commissioners Districts 2 and 4
School Board Districts 1, 3 and 5
