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NBC, USF Will Proceed With Debate as Planned
Despite earlier reports that the Republican Presidential Candidates Debate would not be televised, NBC and USF say the event is moving forward as scheduled.
NBC and the are continuing to prepare for the NBC News, National Journal, Tampa Bay Times , which is scheduled to take place Monday at USF beginning at 9 p.m.
According to Erika Masonhall, director of NBC News Communications, the network still intends to proceed with the event and hopes and expects that all qualifying candidates will participate.
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USF had a similar statement.
“We’re proceeding as planned,” said Lara Wade-Martinez, USF spokesperson.
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Local news media reported Friday afternoon that NBC would not air the debate as it originally scheduled.
According to an NBC source, those reports stemmed from confusion among stations when, out of an abundance of caution, NBC left the standard program listings for Monday in place, including Fear Factor at 9 p.m. and Rock Center with Brian Williams at 10 p.m.
The program listings will update with more timely information as it becomes known, the source said.
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This story was updated Friday at 8:20 p.m. to include information from NBC.
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