October 2008 TV Schedule

Tue, September 16, 2008
Posted in Schedule Updates

Here are KAKM’s downloadable schedule grids for daytime and primetime programming in October 2008:

Elections Coverage

With elections coming up November 4, we’ve got a lot of special coverage this month to help viewers get a better grip on candidates and issues locally and nationally. Here’s the rundown as we see it so far:

FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Friday, Sep 26 at 7:00pm (tape-delayed)

Hosted by the PBS NewsHour team
Also available LIVE on KSKA Public Radio starting at 5:00pm + special “Talk of the Nation” live call-in program at 7:00pm

VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Thursday, Oct 2 at 7:00pm (tape-delayed)

Hosted by the PBS NewsHour team
Also available LIVE on KSKA Public Radio starting at 5:00pm + special “Talk of the Nation” live call-in program at 7:00pm

SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Tuesday, Oct 7 at 7:00pm (tape-delayed)

Hosted by the PBS NewsHour team
Also available LIVE on KSKA Public Radio starting at 5:00pm + special “Talk of the Nation” live call-in program at 7:00pm

FRONTLINE: THE CHOICE 2008
Tuesday, Oct 14 at 8:00pm / Repeats Sunday, Oct 26 at 9:00pm

For two hours, this 20th anniversary broadcast of The Choice examines the rich personal and political biographies of the Presidential candidates and goes behind the headlines to discover how they arrived at this moment and what their very different candidacies say about America.
Visit the program web site here

THIRD PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Wednesday, Oct 15 at 7:00pm (tape-delayed)

Hosted by the PBS NewsHour team
Also available LIVE on KSKA Public Radio starting at 5:00pm + special “Talk of the Nation” live call-in program at 7:00pm

RUNNING: SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA CANDIDATE DEBATES
Mon-Tue-Wed, Oct 20-21-22 at 7:00pm (LIVE)

Over three nights we present the candidates for Alaska House and Alaska Senate offices in a debate format
Produced and hosted by KAKM Public TV in our Anchorage studio
Also available LIVE simultaneously on KSKA Public Radio

DEBATE FOR THE STATE: ALASKA STATEWIDE CANDIDATE DEBATES
Thursday, Oct 30 at 8:00pm (LIVE)

Moderated debates between the major candidates for Alaska’s U.S. House and U.S. Senate seats
Produced by KTOO Public TV (Juneau) and hosted in the KAKM Public TV’s Anchorage studio
Also available LIVE simultaneously on KSKA Public Radio

As you might expect, we’ll also have special election night coverage on Tuesday, November 4 (details to be announced).

American Experience: The Presidents

In addition to election coverage, PBS is bringing out our Presidential history via the award-winning American Experience series. Get to know a few 20th century U.S. Presidents better than ever this September and October:

American Experience: Reagan, Part 1
Monday, Sep 22 at 8:00pm (2 hours)

American Experience: Reagan, Part 2
Monday, Sep 29 at 8:00pm (2.5 hours) / Repeats Saturday, Oct 4 at 7:00pm

American Experience: Carter
Monday, Oct 6 at 8:00pm (3 hours) / Repeats Saturday, Oct 10 at 7:00pm

American Experience: Nixon
Monday, Oct 13 at 8:00pm (3 hours) / Repeats Saturday, Oct 18 at 7:00pm

American Experience: LBJ, Part 1
Saturday, Oct 25 at 8:00pm (2 hours)

American Experience: LBJ, Part 2
Monday, Oct 27 at 8:00pm (2 hours) / Repeats Saturday, Nov 1 at 7:00pm

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Comments

3 Responses to “October 2008 TV Schedule”

Kathy Knutson on September 16, 2008 at 8:14 pm

Where was the coverage of the Anti-Palin rally last Saturday? Why is the media giving Sarah a pass? If she is going to parade her family on stage and hold herself up to be this great “hockey mom”, why is nobody exposing her family for the mess that it is? The media did not do its job in the lead up to the Iraq war. They did not ask the hard questions. I see the same thing happening now. It seems all the Republicans need to do is say “left wing, liberal media” and the press runs for cover. Not very impressive, and dangerous for a democracy.
John Proffitt on September 18, 2008 at 2:45 am

Kathy — KAKM does not have a local news production unit, so we wouldn’t have covered this or any other rally or news.

Our news functions are covered mostly by APRN reporters and they covered not the rally but the plans for the rally here:

http://tinyurl.com/4zffrz

The rally occurred on a weekend and we don’t have weekend news staff right now, unfortunately.

However, there were reporters covering the story. The ADN had an article here:

http://tinyurl.com/6o9dhs

And the USA Today even carried a story about the rally here (provided by the AP):

http://tinyurl.com/62ehn3
Paul Fournier on September 18, 2008 at 2:07 pm

Dear Kathy Knutson,
Anchorage has a population of some 270000 souls, and seventeen hundred showed up for the demonstration. Our very socialist media (CBC) here in Canada made a big issue of this *huge* demonstration… ( I wrote to ask them their definition of ‘huge’)
When twenty thousand people showed up on Parliament Hill here to protest abortion, the local rag displayed a large photo showing some fifteen pro-abortion protesters, and very little reporting of the main event. Do you really and truly believe the media are biased in favour of the ‘right’ side of politics? The media bias in favour of the Democrats and the Socialists here in Canada is overwhelming and out of touch with family life.
I’m told Sarah Palin has an eighty percent or better approval rating in Alaska. Is this correct?
Cordially,
Paul Fournier
Ottawa Canada