Bounce TV Plans to Broadcast Town Hall on Race Violence

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Bounce TV plans to air a special town hall meeting to discuss the issue of race-related violence.   

The special—entitled Where Do We Go From Here?—will air in primetime at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 2 and is being produced by Bounce TV affiliate WAFB-TV in Baton Rouge, La.

Martin Luther King III, one of the founders of Bounce TV, will participate in the conversation, along with an invited audience representing a diverse and broad range of community and civic leaders, the network said 

WAFB anchors Greg Meriwether and Lauren Westbrook will moderate the discussion. WAFB is a Raycom Media station.

Bounce TV is carrying Where Do We Go From Here? as part of its initiative to encourage de-escalation training.

People can stay connected with the initiative on social media by following Bounce TV’s official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts (@bouncetv) and by using the official hashtag, #CallJustice4Peace.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.