On Friday, the Commission on Presidential Debates released its list of moderators for this year’s presidential and vice presidential debates, as reported by Deadline Hollywood. The list includes a diverse set of nightly news personalities, with a Fox New anchor joining the fray.
In total, there will be four debates, with three focusing on the presidential debates and one reserved for the vice presidential candidates. First up is NBC’s Lester Holt, who will be moderating the first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on September 26. Holt’s selection is another notch in his impressive resume, which has been growing since he took over for Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News in 2015.
A few weeks later, CBS News’ Elaine Quijano will be shepherding the vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine on October 4. And on October 9, ABC’s Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper will be co-moderating a town hall debate between Clinton and Trump, which is sure to be a spectacle to behold. Then Fox News’ Chris Wallace will be anchoring the October 19 presidential debate. Wallace, who is the first Fox News anchor to moderate a general election debate, is reported as saying, “I think that’s quite a statement for our news organization.”
Notably absent from the list is Fox News’ Megyn Kelly, who led many of the network’s Republican primary debates. Her omission from this list is notable since she clashed with Trump during the debates and even caused him to skip one. But she more than held her own during the debates and withstood Trump’s mockery for the months that followed. We’re in the thick of the election season, people. Let the games begin!
(Via Deadline Hollywood)
