Lauer to Moderate Clinton-Trump Forum

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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NBC News said that Today show co-anchor Matt Lauer will moderate a commander-in-chief forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Sept. 7

The event will be the first joint event for the presidential candidates.

The one-hour forum will be simulcast live on NBC and MSNBC and stream live on NBCNews.com, starting at 8 p.m. ET.

The event will take place at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York.

The candidates will be asked questions about national security, military affairs and veterans’ issues by a live audience comprised of service members and veterans.

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.