Specials
Peninsula TV-26 (RCN 27) will air its first Live Election Night Show, Tuesday
November 2, starting at 8pm on Peninsula TV, Channel 26 (RCN Channel 27).
Sponsored by the San Mateo County Elections Office and Comcast, the show
will be coanchored by Mark Simon and Bob Marks of "The Game", Dani Gasparini, host of "Community Connections" and Kevin Mullin, co-host of "Pen TV Community News", and will feature live election results and interviews and commentary about local, state and national races.
In addition to updated results, the show will include over 40 guests - most appearing live, some by phone and others on a satellite feed. Guests will include Congress members Anna Eshoo and Tom Lantos, State Assemblymen Joe Simitian and Gene Mullin, Deputy Assistant to the President Ruben Barrales, and the Chairs of the California Republican and Democratic Party, Duf Sundheim and Art Torres, respectively. In addition, members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, Peninsula City Councils, School Board, journalists and political analysts of both parties will appear.
The show will be aired live from Foster City Council Chambers and will include a studio audience of students and community leaders. According to Peninsula TV Director and co-producer Bob Marks, "This is the most ambitious effort we have ever undertaken; the production will have 25 crew members and will blend together the Foster City Chambers and Peninsula TV Studio to provide the live four hour show to viewers throughout most of San Mateo County." Marks added, "We are thrilled to partner with Comcast and the Elections Office to present this historic live broadcast."
In addition to live Election Night coverage, viewers will get a behind-the-scenes look at the process of preparing for and conducting the election. Five segments have been produced by the San Mateo County Elections Office and Peninsula TV that cover the state's first ever Poll Workers Academy, the absentee voter process, field operations, logic and accuracy testing and the mock election.
Said show co-producer Mark Simon, "We hope this will become a tradition for major elections on the Peninsula. Our goal is to make our show the place to be on election night." Election Night coverage is also being presented by The City of Foster City, Amici's Restaurants of San Mateo and Redwood Shores and Peninsula TV. For more information call (650) 637-1936 for the Election Night 2004 Guest Appearance List.
"The Game" airs on WB20, Sundays, 7:30am and on Pen TV 26 throughout the week.ELECTION NIGHT 2004
Show Rundown--(As of October 20-Subject to Change)
8:00-8:30
Bob and Mark Intro
Nick Nocchi Comcast
Warren Slocum SMC Elections Chief
Ruben Barrales Special Assistant to the President
Joe Cotchett Edwards for President, Trial Attorney
Roll In #1 Poll Workers Academy-Results Update
8:40-9:00PM
Anna Eshoo U.S. Congress and Tom Lantos U.S. Congress
Bill Whalen Hoover Institute Fellow, Speech Writer Gov. Pete Wilson
Jude Barry Democratic Strategist-Dean for President
Roll In #2 Absentee Ballots--Results Update
9:10-9:30PM
Joe Simitian State Assemblyman and Gene Mullin State Assemblyman
Duf Sundheim Chair California Republican Party
Bill Whalen and Jude Barry
Art Torres Chair California Democratic Party
Roll In # 3 Field Operation-Results Update
9:40-10:00PM
Deborah Wilder Foster City Council
Sue Lempert San Mateo City Council
George Metropoulus Belmont City Council
Matt McDonald Issues Director Lincoln Club of Northern California
Ted Lempert President Children Now
Joe Fernekes South San Francisco City Council
Maria Diaz Slocum Redwood City School District Trustee
Maggie Gomez Daly City Council
Roll In #4 Logic and Accuracy Testing-Results Update
10:10-10:30PM
Mark Church SMC Board of Supervisors
Adrienne Tissier SMC Supervisor Elect
Ira Ruskin 21st Assembly District or Steve Poizner 21st Assembly District
Roll In #5 Mock Election
10:40-11:00PM
Jerry Hill SMC Board of Supervisors
Mike Nevin SMC Board of Supervisors
Mike Murray No on Measure A and Matt Grocott San Carlos City Council No on Measure A
Joe Galligan Burlingame City Council
Results Update
11:05-11:30PM
Jim Hartnett RWC Council-Yes on Q and Roseanne Faust RWC Council-Yes on Q
Ira Ruskin or Steve Poizner
PeggyBruggman No on Q and Lennie Roberts No on Q
Results Update
11:35-12:00PM
Mike Nevin and John Lee
Dani Gasparini and Kevin Mullin----Close