WRIC-TV’s main anchor team, Constance Jones & Juan Conde host statewide LIVE virtual town hall with VA Gov. Ralph Northam
RICHMOND, VA and IRVING, TX – Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), hosted a live virtual Town Hall meeting, “Virginia Responds: Your Questions Answered,” with U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam on Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Watch Virginia Responds live on WRIC.com
The senators and governor addressed Virginia’s response to the current coronavirus outbreak and took viewer questions. In keeping with the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) guidance on social distancing, the one-hour virtual Town Hall was hosted from the studios of WRIC-TV in Richmond, Virginia, and brought viewers in communities across the state together via live television broadcast and livestream video. Viewers were invited to submit questions to Senator Warner, Senator Kaine, and Governor Northam via social media using the hashtag #VirginiaResponds. (Facebook | Twitter)
The television broadcast was hosted by WRIC-TV’s main anchor team, Juan Conde and Constance Jones, and aired on five Nexstar stations serving the state, including WRIC-TV (ABC) in Richmond, WAVY-TV (NBC) and WVBT-TV (FOX) in Norfolk, WFXR-TV (FOX) in Roanoke, WDVM-TV (Ind) in Hagerstown, MD, and WJHL-TV (ABC/CBS) in Tri-Cities, TN. These stations also provided a livestream of the broadcast on their respective websites.
The Town Hall opened with Governor Northam, who addressed the latest developments regarding the coronavirus outbreak and the state’s response. He took questions submitted by viewers from around the state via a variety of social media platforms. Senators Warner and Kaine joined the Town Hall during the second half-hour of the broadcast to talk about the federal response and take viewer questions. Viewers contributed questions prior to and during the Town Hall using the hashtag #VirginiaResponds. Preference will be given to those questions submitted in video format.
“This Town Hall is in keeping with Nexstar’s core mission to brought our viewers the latest news and critical information, especially in times of uncertainty and crisis,” said Tim Busch, President of Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.