Good Afternoon All!I finally made it to Manchester! After a quick trip from Merrimack where I am staying I received my credentials from the good folks at CNN, and have settled down inside the Press Filing Center.
I was lucky enough to have a spot very close to the front of the room, and right near the entrance. As I sit here at my computer I look directly ahead at “Radio Row.” This will be used so Radio stations may broadcast live from inside the filing center. Currently XM Satellite radio and Fox News are setting up and getting ready to go live.
The sight of the Press Filing Center is nothing special, it’s simply a gymnasium. The idea behind it is amazing - spacious, stocked with plasma screen televisions and projection screens for viewing of the debate, free Wi-Fi internet connection, a power supply at every table, and dinner will be served on each night of the debates - It’ll do. The room is set up with red, white, and blue tables - 10 tables across and 12 rows front to back.
The Filing Center is located inside the Carr Center on the campus of Saint Anselm College here in Manchester, New Hampshire.
CNN representatives inside The Filing Center have said previously, they expect 500 credentialed members of the media here. If that’s the case it is going to get a little warm in this gymnasium. CNN said moments ago they are expecting about 100 international credentialed media. This shows the importance of the debates, and the interest that foreign countries have in our democracy.
Eric Jackman, and Justin Martell both class mates of mine at Franklin Pierce and Frank Blais, Fitzwater Center graduate assistant -will be here through out both debates- providing insight, their comments and experiences through out the debates here in New Hampshire.
A side note CNN Student News will present the news of these debates and free classroom materials that help to tie these political events to textbooks. Teachers, parents and students can find the CNN Student News program and its curriculum materials online at CNN.com/Education and on Headline News from Monday through Friday.
I will be in the Press Filing Center much of the afternoon. Accept to take walks around the Saint Anselm campus, check out the spin room, and to check out the debate hall. I forgot to mention for we will be having security sweeps. This event has very strict security guidelines. The Carr Center where we are located will have to be cleared out around 2 p.m. for a security sweep.
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