President Barack Obama will meet with about 250 young people from different backgrounds and political beliefs in a special youth town hall meeting to be held next week in Washington. [Watch video promo, left]
A BET News and MTV News production, the one-hour live event, titled "A Conversation with President Obama," will be held on Thursday, Oct. 14 at 4 p.m., and air live across all Viacom properties including BET, Centric, MTV, MTVu and TR3S -- commercial free.
BET’s April Woodard, MTV’s Sway Calloway and CMT’s Katie Cook will serve as hosts for the town hall-style Q&A, where the president will take questions from the audience and from viewers who submit queries via Twitter.
"Our brands reach and connect with the broadest swath of young people in the U.S. because we understand their interests, their passions and their concerns," said Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman in a statement announcing the special forum. "We know that America's youth hold strong views about the challenges our country faces as well as their own aspirations for the future. We are honored that the President has chosen to appear on our cable networks to continue his dialogue with the nation's young people."
In addition to airing on Viacom stations, the special will also be streamed live on BET.com and CMT.com.
For those interested in participating, email townhallaudience@mtvnmix.com and put "Town Hall" in the subject line along with the following information:
Name:
Phone Number:
Hometown:
In school? What school? Working? What job?
What issues, if any, are you interested in or passionate about? (e.g. Jobs, Health Care, Education, Immigration, etc.)
How would you describe your political views? (Please note that this question is meant to ensure that our audience represents very diverse interests and political views.)
*Please attach a current picture of yourself.
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