KPLU PRESENTS NINE-WEEK ELECTION SERIES

“LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD” (Seattle/Tacoma, WA) – If you asked yourself what issues are important to you in the upcoming election, chances are you’d identify at least one of the issues mined by KPLU News for its upcoming election series, “Looking Back to Look Forward.”

The nine-part series commences September 2 and will air every Tuesday through October 28 in KPLU’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered. On Monday, November 3, KPLU will air a 90-minute election “series special” replaying all nine segments.

“Looking Back to Look Forward” uses history to examine how past Presidents tackled important issues and compares their actions with the promises of today’s top Presidential candidates. KPLU News will look at the following issues: political rhetoric, health care reform, the environment, the economy, immigration, diversity/identity politics of the President, science and technology, social safety nets, and war. Stories will incorporate archival tape from past Presidents, Senators McCain and Obama, and from diverse members of the community who were selected for KPLU’s roundtable discussions about series topics. KPLU News will have a website devoted to the series including photographs, slide shows, and series transcripts, available at www.kplu.org.


Pacific Public Media broadens the international content of KPLU to include all forms of listener-supported media including KPLU FM’s "NPR News and All That Jazz" and the all-jazz webstream, Jazz24.org.  Ranked as one of the most popular public radio stations in the nation, KPLU provides local and National Public Radio news, and jazz and blues on 88.5 in Seattle/Tacoma, 89.3 in Port Angeles/Victoria, 90.1 in Olympia and other communities in its signal network, with the largest footprint in the Northwest.  At www.kplu.org, the station provides a live stream of NPR News and All That Jazz, which is also available on HD Radio.  Jazz24 is one of the most listened-to webstreams in the world and is available at www.Jazz24.org and on KPLU's HD2 channel.  Pacific Public Media is a community service of Pacific Lutheran University.