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October 2, 2024

Media relations
Fonda Berosini
Disney Entertainment, Networks
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ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles To Host California US Senate Candidate Forum With Steve Garvey and Adam Schiff Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 5 P.M. PDT

Event Co-Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of California in Partnership With Univision

Forum Will Also Broadcast Live on ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco and ABC30/KFSN-TV Fresno

ABC7 Eyewitness News Anchor Marc Brown To Moderate Live Panel That Includes
ABC7 San Francisco News Anchor Kristen Sze, ABC30 Fresno Action News Live Anchor
Warren Armstrong and Univision Los Angeles Anchor Gabriela Teissier

Media Credential Application Is Now Open; Deadline Is Friday, Oct. 4

KABC-TV Los Angeles is hosting the 2024 California U.S. Senate Candidate Forum with professional baseball representative Steve Garvey with Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA 30th District) on Tuesday, Oct. 8 (5:00-6:00 p.m. PDT). The event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of California and will air live on ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles, ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco, ABC30/KFSN-TV Fresno, as well as the stations’ digital platforms, ABC News Live, univision34.com and The League of Women Voters of California Education Fund’s YouTube channel. Univision Los Angeles will rebroadcast the forum in Spanish on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at noon PDT via its flagship station KMEX-TV.

Press can request credentials for the debate hall and spin roomhere.

ABC7 Los Angeles, Eyewitness News anchor Marc Brown will moderate the discussion and will be joined by ABC7 San Francisco News anchor Kristen Sze, ABC30 Fresno Action News Live anchor Warren Armstrong and Univision Los Angeles anchor Gabriela Teissier, who will ask questions as panelists. The 2024 California US Senate Candidate Forum will spotlight California’s only statewide political contest.

The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization committed to making California’s democracy open, accessible, accountable to the people, and representative of California’s vast diversity. The LWVC works to get all of California’s voters understandable election information, so every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge and the confidence to participate.

Media Credential Application
ABC7 is inviting the press to request credentials for the debate hall and spin room. Members of the press can submit applications using the following link: https://kabccandidateforum.com/

Please submit one form per applicant.

The deadline to apply is Friday, Oct. 5, at noon. Applications will not be accepted after this date. All applications will be subject to approval and availability. Approved applicants will have access to the debate hall and/or spin room. Select photographers will have access to the debate hall for a photo spray.

For questions regarding media credentials, please email ABCTV.KABCPress@abc.com.

About Univision Los Angeles

Univision Los Angeles is home to two television (KMEX-TV, KFTR-TV) and three radio stations (KLVE FM, KSCA FM and KRCD FM) owned by TelevisaUnivision, the world’s leading Spanish-language media company. Univision Los Angeles includes the Emmy Award-winning and nationally recognized flagship television station Univision 34, which for more than 50 years has been the trusted news leader in L.A. among Hispanics. Univision Los Angeles has been recognized by the Associated Press Television and Radio Association, the Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards; and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences L.A. Area Chapter Emmy® Awards. For more information, please visit www.univision34.com.

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About ABC News Live
ABC News Live is ABC News’ award-winning 24/7 streaming news channel with live coverage as news breaks, up-to-the-minute reports, powerful interviews and special features produced by world-class storytellers.The network’s evening news show, “Prime with Linsey Davis,” airs weeknights beginning at 7:00 p.m. EST. ABC News Live is currently available to more than 370 million streamerswith its distribution on Hulu, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube, YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon’s news app on Fire tablets and Fire TV devices, Xumo, Sling TV, fuboTV, Haystack News, Facebook, Twitter, ABCNews.com, the ABC News and ABC mobile apps, and standalone ABC News Live apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Roku and Apple TV, ABC News Live content is also distributed to our 200+ affiliates across the country.

About ABC30/KFSN-TV Fresno
KFSN-TV ABC30 is the No. 1 source for local news in central California, both online and on the air. The station has dominated the local news ratings in the San Joaquin Valley for decades as a leader in multiplatform audience engagement. KFSN-TV is an ABC owned television station based in Fresno, serving Fresno, Madera, Merced, Mariposa, Tulare and Kings counties.

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About ABC7/KGO-TV San Francisco
Emmy® Award-winning station KGO-TV ABC7 is the San Francisco Bay Area’s source for breaking news, weather and live video. Widely recognized for its solution-based promise to help the Bay Area communities, the station’s initiative “Building a Better Bay Area” dedicates more time, resources and reporting to the issues that impact its viewers’ quality of life. From the local economy and education to health and safety, to issues impacting the environment, ABC7’s focus is to bring greater perspective on the challenges currently facing neighborhoods. The station has won back-to-back Emmy Awards for Overall Excellence/News Excellence in 2019 and 2020. KGO-TV is an ABC owned television station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and all of the greater Bay Area, which together comprise the nation’s sixth largest television market.

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About KABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles
ABC7 Los Angeles is Southern California’s No. 1 local news and information source. A prominent leader in digital and social audience engagements, ABC 7 was the first station in the Los Angeles market to regularly broadcast news in high definition and also the first local television station in the United States to surpass 3 million Facebook followers. The station continues to proudly serve its community with deep partnerships including its exclusive local broadcast of the Los Angeles Rams and LA Pride.

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Media Contacts:
Fonda Berosini
fonda.berosini@abc.com

Ambir Sniezko
ambir.sniezko@disney.com

Leslie Schwartz
leslie.schwartz.-ND@disney.com