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FOX BUSINESS NETWORK TO PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF THE FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 22ND
FBN’s Managing Editor of Business News Neil Cavuto to Anchor Primetime Coverage
FOX Business Network’s (FBN) senior vice president and managing editor of business news Neil Cavuto will present special live coverage of the final presidential debate between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, October 22nd.
Beginning at 8PM/ET, Cavuto will anchor a primetime special entitled FOX Business Network Presents Democracy 2020: The Presidential Debate featuring pre and post-debate analysis, as well as live coverage of the debate itself. Throughout the evening, Cavuto will be joined by a rotating panel of business and political experts, including Global Markets Editor and anchor of FBN’s Mornings with Maria (weekdays, 6-9AM/ET) Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs Tonight (weekdays, 5PM/ET) host Lou Dobbs, Making Money with Charles Payne (weekdays, 2PM/ET) host Charles Payne, Kennedy (weekdays, 8PM/ET) host Lisa “Kennedy” Montgomery, Wall Street Journal at Large (Fridays, 9:30PM/ET) anchor Gerry Baker and financial correspondent Jackie DeAngelis, among others, to provide commentary and reaction on the night’s event from a global and economic perspective. Additionally, After the Bell (weekdays, 4PM/ET) co-anchor Connell McShane will contribute to the night’s coverage from the state of Georgia, sharing live reactions from local business owners to both candidates’ economic platforms. Leading up to the primetime coverage, Dobbs will present a special live 7PM/ET encore edition of Lou Dobbs Tonight.
In addition, FOXBusiness.com will feature live updates throughout the evening, including real-time futures and international market reaction to the debate. The site will also livestream the debate, beginning at 9PM/ET, while FOX News International will provide a live feed of the linear network to viewers abroad.
On Friday, October 23rd, Bartiromo will anchor a special extended edition of Mornings with Maria, featuring international and pre-market reaction to the debate, starting at 5AM/ET.
FOX Business Network (FBN) is a financial news channel delivering real-time information across all platforms that impact both Main Street and Wall Street. Headquartered in New York — the business capital of the world — FBN launched in October 2007 and currently ranks among the top business channels on television. The network is available in nearly 80 million homes in all markets across the United States. Owned by FOX Corporation, FBN is a unit of FOX News Media and has bureaus in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.
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