Beginning next week, PBS NewsHour will be covering the in-person and virtual proceedings of the 2020 Democratic and Republican national conventions. Coverage of the Democratic National Convention will air nightly at 7 p.m. from August 17-20, and coverage of the Republican National Convention will air at 7 p.m. from August 24-27.
Coverage of both conventions will be anchored by Judy Woodruff, managing editor; Amna Nawaz, senior national correspondent; Lisa Desjardins, correspondent; and Yamiche Alcindor, White House correspondent. Guests who will join the broadcast remotely include Cook Political Report national editor Amy Walter, syndicated columnist Mark Shields, New York Times columnist David Brooks, Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart, Washington Post national political reporter and moderator of PBS’s Washington Week Robert Costa, American Greatness editor Chris Buskirk, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and more.
You can watch the coverage of both national conventions on Panhandle PBS starting at 7 p.m., Monday, August 17. Plus, you’ll find additional coverage, including the full convention feed and other streams, on PBS NewsHour’s social media platforms, as well as the show’s original podcast, “America, Interrupted.”
