Weekly Newsletter and Social/Digital
Initiative to Highlight the Power of Swing State Voters in the
Presidential Election
NEW
YORK, May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FOX First Run
announces "Battleground," a new political digital initiative that
will begin today as a newsletter, followed by a national linear
broadcast debut on June
10th. With clearances on all of the FOX
Television owned-and-operated stations, and Bahakel Communications,
Ltd's CW 18 in Charlotte, North
Carolina, the thirty-minute program will air on Mondays for
nine weeks, before expanding to five days a week on August 12th.
In making the announcement, Stephen
Brown, Executive Vice President of Programming and
Development for FOX Television Stations and FOX First Run stated,
"In what is shaping up to be a record political advertising year in
local media, this initiative positions us to reap the benefits of
exuberant spending on all sides. Our offering is unique in that
local media, the newspapers, television, and radio stations, are
ingrained in these communities and thus, can provide a deeper, more
nuanced understanding of how voters will decide this election in
each of those states."
Hosted by S.E. Cupp, "Battleground" will focus on the power of
the seven swing states and their collective 93 electoral votes in
the presidential election. The program will be Executive
Produced by Neal Kendall (Piedmont
Studios, "Love and Respect with Killer Mike," "The Arsenio Hall
Show," and "Tavis Smiley") and in
partnership with local radio stations, newspapers, and the
FOX-owned local stations, FOX 10 Phoenix in Arizona, FOX
5 Atlanta in Georgia, FOX 2
Detroit in Michigan, FOX 29 Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, FOX 6 Milwaukee in
Wisconsin and CW 18 in Charlotte,
North Carolina.
Some of the top local FOX political correspondents will be
reporting and contributing from their local markets
including:
- Jeff Cole and Shiba Russell
from FOX 29 in Philadelphia
- Russ Spencer from FOX 5 in
Atlanta
- John Hook, Ellen McNamara,
and Steve Nielsen from FOX 10
Phoenix
- Jason Calvi from FOX 6 in Milwaukee
S.E. Cupp is a CNN political commentator, nationally syndicated
columnist, and practical conservative. A graduate of Cornell
University, Cupp serves as an advisory member for their Institute
of Politics and Global Affairs. She earned a master's degree
from New York University.
S.E. Cupp added, "All politics is local. These seven swing
states have crucial stories to tell, and our fantastic team of
reporters and producers will bring these local conversations to a
national audience in a unique and rigorous manner, from right where
it's happening – on the ground."
"By harnessing the power of the dedicated and talented local
journalists in each of these critical swing states, 'Battleground'
will allow us the distinct opportunity to shine a light on the
particular people, places, and issues that will ultimately decide
the 2024 election," added Executive Producer Neal Kendall. "Our
viewers and the campaigns that are spending political money will
both be paying attention."
About FOX Television Stations
FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power
broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations
located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or
DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs
(New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated
with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports,
entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations
collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every
week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser
demand for the FOX Network's national content.
About FOX First Run
Fox First Run is the distributor of "Dish
Nation," "Divorce Court," "25 Words or Less," "Pictionary,"
"Person, Place, or Thing," "TMZ," and "TMZ Live."
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