How to watch, listen to Akron mayor debates on April 5, 12
All seven candidates for Akron mayor are expected to participate in two 90-minute debates on Wednesday and April 12.
The first will begin at noon Wednesday and will be streamed live on BeaconJournal.com and Ideastream.org, where replays also will be available. The debate also will air on Ideastream's WKSU at 9 that night.
That debate at Quaker Station is being moderated by Beacon Journal Editor Michael Shearer with a media panel of Anna Huntsman, Ideastream Public Media reporter/producer; Cheryl Powell, Beacon Journal managing editor; and Mark Turner, Ohio University assistant professor of journalism.
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The 7 p.m. April 12 debate will be held at the Akron-Summit County Public Library on High Street. It is free and open to the public with advance tickets available through the Ohio Debate Commission web site.
Both BeaconJournal.com and Ideastream.org will stream this debate with replays available. It will air at 9 p.m. that night on WKSU and on WVIZ (PBS) television at 7:30 p.m. April 13.
Candidates will answer questions submitted in advance from the public. The event will be moderated by Rick Jackson, Ideastream senior host/producer, and Andrew Meyer, Ideastream Public Media deputy editor/news.
The Akron Press Club, Ideastream Public Media, Akron Beacon Journal/BeaconJournal.com and the Ohio Debate Commission are collaborating for both events.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: BeaconJournal.com, Ideastream.org to stream Akron mayor debates
