{"id":108399,"date":"2021-09-29T22:17:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108399"},"modified":"2021-09-29T22:17:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T02:17:45","slug":"pbs39-91-3-wlvr-and-the-morning-call-to-host-lehigh-county-executive-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108399","title":{"rendered":"PBS39, 91.3 WLVR and The Morning Call To Host Lehigh County Executive Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>This debate will be held virtually and will be simulcast on PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>BETHLEHEM, PA. \u2013 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0PBS39, 91.3 WLVR and The Morning Call will host a virtual debate between the two candidates for Lehigh County Executive in the upcoming election \u2013 Glenn Eckhart (R) and incumbent Phillips Armstrong (D). The hour-long live event will air on PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR on Thursday, September 30 at 7 p.m. The debate will also be streamed live\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/pbs39-tv-schedules\/pbs39-livestream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online<\/a>\u00a0and on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBS39\">PBS39<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WLVRNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">91.3 WLVR<\/a>\u00a0Facebook pages.<\/p>\n<p>The forum will be moderated by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/blogs\/press-releases\/pbs39-913-wlvr-and-the-morning-call-to-host-lehigh-county-executive-debate\/wlvr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WLVR<\/a>\u00a0News Director Jen Rehill as well as Morning Call representative Tom Shortell.<\/p>\n<p>This kicks off a series of televised debates on PBS39 over the course of this election season. For more information on upcoming debates,\u00a0visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/blogs\/press-releases\/pbs39-913-wlvr-and-the-morning-call-to-host-lehigh-county-executive-debate\/PBS39.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PBS39.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About PBS39<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Lehigh Valley\u2019s public television station, PBS39 offers local, national, and international programming that informs, educates, and entertains while serving as a catalyst for civic engagement. Channels include PBS39, PBS39 Extra, Create TV, WORLD Channel and France 24. Licensed in Allentown, Pennsylvania, PBS39 is part of Lehigh Valley Public Media, a community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About 91.3 WLVR<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>91.3 WLVR<\/u><\/a>\u00a0is a full-service NPR news and information public radio station serving Pennsylvania\u2019s Lehigh Valley. 91.3 WLVR offers local, national and international news coverage including programming from NPR, BBC World Service, American Public Media Group and PRX. Licensed to Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, PA, 91.3 WLVR is a partnership between the university and Lehigh Valley Public Media, a community-owned public media organization serving Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Morning Call<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mcall.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>The Morning Call<\/u><\/a>, founded in 1883, is the leading media company in the Lehigh Valley and the third largest newspaper in Pennsylvania. Our mission is to deliver the truth every day. We bring you the stories that matter most, written without bias, so you can make informed decisions. The Call&#8217;s award-winning journalism works to protect your interests, help navigate your daily life and tell the stories that connect you with the communities where you live and work. We are headquartered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and are part of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribpub.com\/\"><u>Tribune Publishing Company<\/u><\/a>\u00a0(NASDAQ:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/symbol\/tpco\"><u>TPCO<\/u><\/a>) portfolio.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAJ Suero<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; This debate will be held virtually and will be simulcast on PBS39 and 91.3 WLVR BETHLEHEM, PA. \u2013 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 \u2013\u00a0PBS39, 91.3 WLVR and The Morning Call &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108399\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">PBS39, 91.3 WLVR and The Morning Call To Host Lehigh County Executive Debate<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/debate-2021.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108399"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}