Debate moerators named

The Commission on Presidential Debates today announced the moderators of the three presidential and one vice presidential debates this fall.

Jim Lehrer of PBS, who moderated all the debates in 2004, will handle the first presidential debate Sept. 26 in Oxford, Mississippi.

Gwen Ifill of PBS will moderate the vice presidential debate Oct. 2 in  St. Louis.

Tom Brokaw of NBC will moderate the Oct. 7 presidential debate in Nashville.

And Bob Schieffer of CBS will moderate the Oct. 15 presidential debate in Hempstead, New York.

Barack Obama last week agreed to participate in the debates but has so far refused the invitation from John McCain to hold additional, joint town hall meetings.

McCain has not yet agreed to the fall debates.

Comments

[Ivanv]

These are decent choices.

3/4 of the moderators present news well.

It's a much better choice than ABC's GeorgeS and CGibson.