The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust Sponsors
LIVE NC Gubernatorial Forum 2008: Healthcare,
Thursday, February 7, at 8 PM, on UNC-NC, UNC-TV’s Digital North Carolina Channel

As another election season heats up, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust steps up as the exclusive underwriter for UNC-TV’s live presentation of the NC Gubernatorial Forum 2008:  Healthcare, Thursday, February 7, at 8 PM on UNC-NC, UNC-TV’s digital channel dedicated to North Carolina programming.  An encore presentation of the forum will air on UNC-TV at 10 PM.

In this, the second of UNC-TV’s three topical 2008 candidate forums, UNC-TV legislative correspondent and co-host of Legislative Week in Review Kelly McCullen, will moderate an in-depth discussion of the state of North Carolina’s healthcare services among Democratic Party candidates Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue and Republican Party contenders Bill Graham, Bob Orr and Fred Smith.

During the February 7, Candidates Forum, McCullen will pose healthcare-related questions regarding Medicaid, North Carolina’s mental health services and the state’s uninsured population, in each of two back-to-back segments between participating candidates from each political party.

“While the mission of the trust has a significant focus on improving health and health care access for the most vulnerable, we believe the decisions facing our next governor regarding health care in North Carolina are of importance to all North Carolinians.  Therefore, we felt a discussion among the gubernatorial candidates on this subject was exceedingly important to elevate health care to the election agenda,” states Karen McNeil-Miller, President, Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. 

This hour-long UNC-TV forum will rebroadcast on Sunday, February 10, at 1 PM. The same candidates will also tackle discussions of our state’s economy and education issues in UNC-TV’s other hour-long election specials, NC Gubernatorial Forum 2008: The Economy, Thursday, January 10, and NC Gubernatorial Forum 2008:  Education, April 24.

NC Gubernatorial Forum 2008: Healthcare is made possible by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust was established in 1947 to improve the quality of life and quality of health for the financially needy of North Carolina. Across its two divisions, the Health Care Division and the Poor and Needy Division, the Trust is committed to accelerating positive movement on critical community issues and effecting enduring systemic change. For more information about the Kate B. Reynolds Foundation, visit www.kbr.org.

For more information about UNC-TV’s NC Gubernatorial Forums, please visit: www.unctv.org/gubernatorial.

Throughout the election year, UNC-TV provides more informative and enlightening election coverage at www.unctv.org/election.

UNC-TV's 11 stations comprise North Carolina's only statewide television network, made possible through a unique partnership of public investment and private support. UNC-TV is committed to producing and broadcasting programs for and about North Carolina, making it the state's most important source of information about North Carolina.  For more information about UNC-TV and its programs, please visit www.unctv.org.