This live debate, featuring the candidates running for mayor of Easton, will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 6.
Bethlehem, PA. – May 1, 2019 – PBS39 will broadcast a live mayoral debate from 7-8 p.m. at the Paxinosa Elementary School Auditorium in Easton on Monday, May 6, 2019. This is the first debate in the station’s Who Will Lead? series, which will also include mayoral debates in Allentown and Reading. The Who Will Lead? series begins with these debates and will continue through the November 2020 election cycle.
PBS39 Executive Producer and Host Monica Evans will moderate this debate alongside Dr. Christopher Borick, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion. This live debate will feature candidates Sal Panto (Incumbent) (D) and Taiba Sultana (D).
“As the Lehigh Valley’s public broadcasting station, it is our duty to inform and educate citizens,” Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer at PBS39 said. “Our Who Will Lead? series is the perfect opportunity to promote civic engagement and educate voters before they head to the polls this primary season.”
Reserve your seat at PBS39.org/WhoWillLead to be part of our live audience. Doors will open at 6 p.m. an hour prior to the live broadcast. Watch live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. on PBS39/WLVT and PBS39.org. Visit PBS39’s program guide to find the correct channel number for your over the air, cable or satellite provider.
About Monica Evans
PBS39 Executive Producer and Host Monica Evans has more than two decades of broadcast experience. Before joining the team at PBS39, Evans spent 11 years as a senior reporter for the FOX affiliate in Kansas City, Missouri. Previously, she worked as a court and crime reporter for the ABC affiliate in Springfield, Massachusetts, an arts and entertainment reporter for the FOX affiliate in Hartford, Connecticut and a talk show host/producer for the NBC affiliate in Hartford. Evans has a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism from Central Connecticut State University.
About Dr. Christopher Borick
Dr. Christopher Borick, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion, is a nationally recognized public opinion researcher who has conducted more than 300 large-scale public opinion surveys. The results of these surveys have appeared in numerous publications including Time Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. Borick has also provided analysis for the BBC, National Public Radio, PBS, MSNBC, CBS News and NBC Nightly News. Borick earned his undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University and a master’s degree from East Stroudsburg University. He completed his doctoral work at The State University of New York at Binghamton in the area of public policy analysis.
About PBS39
PBS39 acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. PBS39 Reporter Corps journalists are embedded in the ten counties that make up the Greater Lehigh Valley. The Reporter Corps creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight and for the PBS39 digital platform. PBS39 and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. PBS39, a subsidiary of Greater Lehigh Valley Public Media, is a community-owned public media station serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org.
Information provided to TVL by:
Nicole Harrell
Public Relations/Promotions Manager, PBS39
