WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TV One's News One Now, the first morning news program in history to focus on news and analysis of politics, entertainment, sports, and culture from an explicitly African American perspective, will live stream Presidential Democratic Candidate Hillary Clinton's Orangeburg, South Carolina Town Hall Meeting via TV One and News One Now's companion websites www.TVOne.tv and www.NewsOne.com. The live streaming will begin at 1:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 7.
The live streaming is in addition to News One Now's recently announced hour-long broadcast airing on Monday, Nov. 9, 7-8 a.m. ET. News One Now's Monday broadcast will showcase the town hall, which is being hosted the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, and moderated by News One Now's host and managing editor Roland S. Martin. During the event, Martin will question Clinton on a variety of issues, including Black unemployment, HBCUs, criminal justice reform, the Black Lives Matter Movement, and more.
Hosted by the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, Clinton's Town Hall event is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1:15 p.m. ET at Claflin University's Ministers' Hall. More information is available at https://www.hillaryclinton.com/events/view/?id=871557.
ABOUT NEWS ONE NOW:
Emanating from the heart of Washington D.C. in a state-of-the-art studio that offers a stunning view of the Capitol building, News One Now airs Monday through Friday on TV One from 7-8 a.m. ET. News One Now is hosted by Roland S. Martin, the 2013 National Association of Black Journalists' Journalist of the Year and former host of TV One's long-running, award-winning weekly news program, Washington Watch with Roland Martin. Each morning, Martin – who also serves as the program's managing editor – sifts through the headlines of the day to spotlight matters that greatly impact the African American community. In addition to television, News One Now reaches audiences 24/7 with exclusive program content and extended editorial on NewsOne.com and the NewsOne mobile app. News One Now is an evolution of Interactive One's award-winning digital brand NewsOne.com that launched in 2008 and reaches millions of African Americans each month.
ABOUT TV ONE:
Launched in January 2004, TV One (www.tvone.tv) serves 57 million households, offering a broad range of real-life and entertainment-focused original programming, classic series, movies and music designed to entertain and inform a diverse audience of adult Black viewers. The network is the exclusive home of News One Now, the only live daily news program targeting Black viewers. In December 2008, the company launched TV One High Def, which now serves 14 million households. TV One is solely owned by Radio One [NASDAQ: ROIA and ROIAK, www.radio-one.com], the largest radio company that primarily targets Black and urban listeners.
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