Murray, Smiley agree to town hall in Seattle

SEATTLE – Democratic U.S. Sen. Patty Murray on Friday declined a proper debate in Seattle with Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley, and as a substitute agreed to look in a city corridor discussion board that may air completely on KIRO-TV.

The announcement got here after months of negotiations between the Washington State Debate Coalition and Murray’s marketing campaign for a stay debate produced by the bigger group of media shops. The coalition, of which FOX 13, KOMO 4, KING 5, KIRO 7, KCTS 9-Crosscut, TVW, KUOW and The Seattle Occasions are all members, had been working with each campaigns for a debate Oct. 25 at Pigott Auditorium on the Seattle College campus. Smiley’s marketing campaign shortly agreed to the Oct. 25 debate, and pledged to take part whether or not Murray does or not.

Along with the city corridor on KIRO 7, Murray and Smiley will meet publicly Oct. 23, for a candidate discussion board in Spokane. Neither occasion is billed as a proper “debate.” Nonetheless, the talk coalition is co-producing the Spokane discussion board with different organizations, permitting FOX 13 and different Seattle-based media shops to share that with their audiences. FOX 13 airs debates on KCPQ FOX 13 and our duopoly station KZJO FOX 13+. Debates additionally seem on the FOX 13 livestream at www.fox13seattle.com, and on our cellular apps.

In an announcement, a Murray marketing campaign spokesperson stated, “Senator Murray needed to ensure there was a possibility in Seattle for voters to see there is a clear alternative on this election. Whereas our marketing campaign did encourage KIRO 7 to permit all Seattle stations to have equal entry, we’re glad that Washington state press can have full entry to the city corridor and that every one Washington state TV and radio exterior the Seattle DMA can have entry to a stay simulcast.”

FOX 13 will cowl the city corridor at KIRO 7 as a information occasion, and likewise run the total slate of debates produced by the Washington State Debate Coalition, together with:

• Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. – twenty sixth Legislative District debate between Emily Randall & Jesse L. Younger – streaming on www.fox13seattle.com.
• Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. – U.S. Senate candidate discussion board between Patty Murray & Tiffany Smiley – KZJO FOX 13+ and streaming on www.fox13seattle.com.
• Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. – ninth Congressional District debate between Doug Basler & Adam Smith – KZJO FOX 13+ and streaming on www.fox13seattle.com.
• Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. – eighth Congressional District debate between Matt Larkin & Kim Schrier – KZJO FOX 13+ and streaming stay on www.fox13seattle.com. An encore presentation of this debate will air the identical evening, following Sport 1 of the MLB World Collection on KCPQ FOX 13. FOX 13 information anchor Hana Kim will function the lead moderator.