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PBS CONVENTION COVERAGE – A NEWSHOUR SPECIAL REPORT

The NewsHour team will cover the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, MN from a skybox overlooking the convention floor within the Xcel Energy Center. Monday-Thursday, September 1st -4th, 7:00-10:00 pm KUAT6 and 5-8:00 pm KUAT-HD by Hector Gonzalez

PBS’ convention coverage, anchored by Jim Lehrer of THE NEWSHOUR WITH JIM LEHRER, will include extended uninterrupted coverage of podium activities and speeches; reporting from the floor of the convention; newsmaker interviews; political analysis and historical perspective.

NEWSHOUR senior correspondents Gwen Ifill, Ray Suarez, Judy Woodruff and Margaret Warner will join Lehrer. Political analysis will be provided by New York Times columnist David Brooks and syndicated columnist Mark Shields. Presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith will add historical perspective; Andy Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, will update viewers with the latest polling information.

THE NEWSHOUR's coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions is part of PBS Vote 2008. Click here for more information on other PBS Vote 2008 election programming.

Watch gavel to gavel coverage Monday-Thursday, September 1st - 4th, at 7:00-10:00 pm on KUAT6 and 5:00-8:00 pm on KUAT-HD

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