Telemundo Lands Obama, Will Talk Libya

POLITICO

By Dylan Byers

September 12, 2012

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/09/telemundo-lands-obama-will-talk-libya-135318.html

Fresh off the wire from Telemundo:

Telemundo Media will present the first exclusive interview granted by President Barack Obama to a Spanish-language network after formally accepting his nomination at the Democratic National Convention. Fifty four days before Election Day, President Obama will discuss with Telemundo News Anchor José Diaz-Balart the recent death of the U.S. Ambassador to Libya as well as other topics of interest to the Hispanic community including the economy, jobs, health care, education and immigration policy. This exclusive interview, conducted in Las Vegas, Nevada, also will incorporate questions asked by Telemundo viewers via social media. It will air on Thursday, September 13 on “Noticiero Telemundo” (6:30 pm ET/PT, 5:30 pm CT) and an extended version will appear on the network’s Sunday public affairs show “Enfoque con Jose Diaz-Balart” this Sunday, September 16 (12 p.m. ET/PT, 11 a.m. CT). President Obama responses will be translated to Spanish for broadcast and also be closed captioned in both, English and Spanish.

On a related note, both President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney will sit for live audience-driven conversations with Univision next week.