Watch the recording here. All seven Akron mayoral candidates will answer questions from Akron voters, live at the Akron-Summit County Public Library auditorium.
This 90-minute debate is the second of two produced through a collaboration of the Akron Beacon Journal, the Akron Press Club, Ideastream Public Media and the Ohio Debate Commission.
Ideastream Public Media’s Rick Jackson will moderate from the stage, and IPM’s Andrew Meyer will do so from the audience.
TONIGHT: Watch live (or later) on partner websites:
akronpressclub.org, beaconjournal.com, ideastream.org and ohiodebatecommission.org
TONIGHT: Listen on radio:
Tonight, at 9 p.m., Ideastream Public Media will air the debate on 89.7 WKSU FM.
TOMORROW NIGHT: Watch on television:
Tomorrow night, April 13, at 7:30pm, watch on WVIZ
We extend our gratitude to the Akron Community Foundation, GAR Foundation, and the Knight Foundation for their support of these debates. And the ODC thanks the Char and Chuck Fowler Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, and Tecovas Foundation for their continuing support of our work.
About the Akron Press Club: The Akron Press Club was founded in 1971 to promote a free press and serve local journalists and public relations professionals. The group has a rich heritage of offering newsmakers a forum to discuss issues of the day at Press Club luncheons and speaking events that are open to the public. The club also funds scholarships for journalists and public relations students. Visit www.akronpressclub.org for membership information.
About the Akron Beacon Journal: The Akron Beacon Journal is the major newsgathering force for the communities it serves through its website beaconjournal.com and daily newspaper. The newspaper traces its roots to the Summit Beacon in 1839. Under the ownership of John S. Knight the Beacon Journal was the original flagship newspaper of the Knight Newspaper Company, which later became Knight Ridder. The Beacon Journal has won four Pulitzer Prizes. Today the Beacon Journal is part of USA Today Network, which also includes the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.
About Ideastream Public Media: Ideastream Public Media serves the people of Northeast Ohio as a trustworthy and dynamic multimedia source for illuminating the world around us. Ideastream Public Media is the home of five public television stations (WVIZ, WVIZ OHIO, WVIZ WORLD, WVIZ CREATE and WVIZ KIDS); WKSU, Northeast Ohio’s NPR news and public affairs radio station; and WCLV, Northeast Ohio’s classical music radio station. Ideastream programs and services are used by 3.6 million people in a typical month, across a 22-county service area. Ideastream produces the award-winning children’s series “NewsDepth” and manages The Ohio Channel and the Ohio Public Radio and Television Statehouse News Bureau on behalf of all Ohio’s public broadcasting stations. Ideastream Public Media is indispensable and highly valued for its unique ability to strengthen our community. For more information about Ideastream Public Media’s rich legacy of innovation and credible content, visit ideastream.org.
About the Ohio Debate Commission: The Ohio Debate Commission is a nonpartisan collaboration of civic organizations, media organizations and universities started in 2018. It seeks to create the highest quality content for the highest statewide offices and distribute that content to every corner of the state. Philanthropic support to the ODC for the Akron mayoral primary debate has been generously provided by Akron Community Foundation, the GAR Foundation and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The ODC is a 501(c)(3). Read more at ohiodebatecommission.org.
