Posted by sbchannels on: Mon 21st Sep, 2009

Josh Molina, Daily Sound reporter and well known journalist who has covered the Santa Barbara City Council for years, will moderate a forum with the candidates for mayor on Wednesday afternoon, September 23rd, at The Santa Barbara Channels new studio at 7000 Hollister in Goleta.

Those with questions for the candidates can email them in advance to forum@sbchannels.tv. These questions will be considered among those asked during the recorded hour-long program.

Also, anyone interested in being in the studio audience should email forum@sbchannels.tv. Space is limited, so act now to get on the guest list.

The program will be played on SB Channels, SBTV21:
Tuesday, September 29th at 12:30 PM
Wed., September 30th at 9:30 AM and 9 PM
Thursday, October 1st at 12:30 PM
Saturday, October 3rd at 6 PM
Sunday, October 4th at 2:30 PM

Additional airtimes can be found on the Channel 21 schedule.

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Posted by sbchannels on: Fri 11th Sep, 2009

After Labor Day, the election season always starts to heat up. Real Talk, A Santa Barbara Forum gathered some local journalists this week to offer their insights for Real Talk "A Reporters’ Roundtable on the Santa Barbara Elections.” The program begins airing on Friday, September 11th.

This one hour program, the seventh in the station’s community affairs series, brought together:

• Lara Cooper, Noozhawk
• Craig Smith, Craig Smith’s blog
• Nick Welsh, Santa Barbara Independent

Jerry Roberts, publications director at UCSB, and blogger at Calbuzz.com, hosted the program.

The panelists provided their insights on the upcoming City Council and Mayoral elections for Santa Barbara, discussed Measure B, and even the 2010 District Attorney’s race. The discussion ranged from what impact the mail-in ballot only system will have on voting patterns and turnout to fundraising.

What do these savvy journalists see as the most important issues to local voters? How will City Hall be different depending on who prevails? To find out answers to these questions and for an informative hour on local politics, tune in to Real Talk, on Channel 21, starting this Friday, September 11th at Noon.

Real Talk will air regularly on SBTV21:
Fridays at 12 Noon and 8:30 PM
Saturdays at 7 PM
Sundays at 7 PM.
Mondays at 12 Noon and 8:30 PM

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