Moderators for presidential, vice-presidential debates announced

The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Wednesday the moderators for the 2020 general election presidential and vice-presidential debates.

“We are grateful to these experienced journalists, who will help ensure that the general election presidential debates continue to serve their unique educational purpose of helping the public learn about the candidates,” Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Dorothy S. Ridings and Kenneth Wollack, co-chairs of the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), said in a statement.

“Each individual brings great professionalism to moderating and understands that the purpose of the 2020 debate formats is to facilitate in-depth discussion of major topics.”

Fox News Sunday anchor Chris Wallace will moderate the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, set for Tuesday, Sept. 29. It will be sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic.

The vice-presidential debate between Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, will be moderated by Susan Page, the Washington Bureau Chief for USA Today. That debate will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the University of Utah.

The second presidential debate will be moderated by Steve Scully, senior executive producer and political editor of C-SPAN Networks. The debate is scheduled for Thursday, Oct.15, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.

The third presidential debate will be moderated by Kristen Welker, co-anchor of “Weekend TODAY,” and NBC White House correspondent. It will be held Thursday, Oct. 22 at Belmont University in Nashville.

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