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Mark your calendars now and plan to join us on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for a mayoral debate co-hosted by the New Mexico Independent, KUNM FM, KNME TV and the Weekly Alibi. The debate will be open to the public, with audio broadcast live on KUNM, live streaming video on KNME and a live blog on this site. All three candidates, Richard Berry, Martin Chavez and Richard Romero, have confirmed for the debate, which will be moderated by Marisa Demarco of Weekly Alibi, Gwyneth Doland of NMI, Gene Grant of KNME, and Jim Williams of KUNM. The moderators will include questions submitted by the live audience, participants of the live blog and video questions submitted via YouTube.
The Bank of America Theatre at the National Hispanic Cultural Center only holds about 300 people, so be sure to get there early if you want to get a seat. The broadcast will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and we’ll need everyone seated and quiet when we begin.
Or you can join us from the privacy of your own home. Click the box below and we’ll send you a reminder when the live blog is about to begin.
If you would like to submit a video question via YouTube, simply upload your video to YouTube and e-mail the link to ABQMayoralDebate@gmail.com. If your video is already compressed for the web, you can also e-mail the video to the link. (You’ll know if your video is already compressed.)
