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04/26/2016
C-SPAN Campaign Bus Coming to GCC, SRU
GROVE CITY - The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus will visit Grove City College and Slippery Rock University on Monday, April 25 to kick off the public affairs cable channel's Pennsylvania Primary Tour.
GCC partnered with Armstrong Cable to bring the C-SPAN bus to campus. All funding for C-SPAN operations, including bus visits, is provided by local TV providers.
"Armstrong is delighted to once again partner with C-SPAN," said Dave Wittmann, vice president of Marketing for Armstrong. "For over 35 years, Armstrong customers have had unfiltered access to the political process, extending television journalism into areas once shielded from view."
The College, Armstrong and C-SPAN are encouraging local schools to bring their students to tour the bus, along with Grove City College students, local elected officials, candidates for office and members of the community.
A kick-off reception will be held at 11 a.m. in the Colonnade Room of the Carnegie Alumni Center at GCC.
"C-SPAN's footage takes you from the town hall meetings and campaign rallies, to the policy speeches, party conventions, and presidential debates, giving viewers the absolute best coverage on what the candidates are saying and how this historic race is unfolding along the campaign trail," said Steve Scully, C-SPAN's senior executive producer and political editor.
The classroom and TV studio on wheels will be on the GCC campus from 9 a.m. to noon at the Carnegie Alumni Center, 260 S. Broad St., Grove City.
It will be at SRU's Smith Student Center from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Students and community members are invited to check out interactive exhibits and on-board multimedia technology to learn about C-SPAN's coverage of American politics. They'll also have a chance to weigh in on the current presidential campaign via 30-second "Voices from the Road" responses.
"We are honored to be a destination of choice for C-SPAN's 2016 Pennsylvania Primary Tour Bus," said Jacki Muller, GCC's senior director of marketing and communications. "The network delivers a critical public service to the American people with unbiased coverage of Congress, the White House, the Federal courts and the 'Road to the White House,' in particular."
