By: Autumn Labbe-Renault, Davis Media Access Executive Director
Community media center Davis Media Access (DMA) will present a live election-night program from 8-9:30 pm PST on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
The show airs on KDRT 95.7 FM and streams live at kdrt.org.
Hosts Don Shor and Autumn Labbe-Renault will conduct short interviews with some of the candidates for local offices, as well some current elected officials.
The schedule is as follows:
8:00 Top of the hour, introductions – Don, Autumn
8:01 Brief discussion of the election season; discuss early results
8:10 Lizzy Griffiths – candidate for DJUSD Trustee Area 2
8:20 Lea Darrah – incumbent, DJUSD Area Trustee 2
8:30 Linda Deos – candidate for Davis City Council District 2
8:40 Dillan Horton – candidate for Davis City Council District 2
8:50 Victor Lagunes – candidate for Davis City Council District 2
9:00 Josh Chapman, Mayor of Davis
9:15 Will Arnold, Davis City Council Member
Due to the short length of the show and its individual interviews, hosts will not field call-ins from the public.
The show caps a busy election season for the nonprofit media center, said Labbe-Renault, who serves as its executive director.
DMA records “Meet the Candidates” statements for local contested races, candidate forums, and pro-con statements for local ballot measures. She said they also partner with the League of Women Voters on nonpartisan forums. Programming may be found here https://dctv.davismedia.org/collections/election
Additionally, this season DMA was a recipient of the the Yolo Voter Education Grant funded by the Walter and Evelyn Hass Foundation and Yolo County. DMA produced a series of voter education PSAs in five different languages that are airing on KYWS in West Sacramento and KDRT in Davis. https://dctv.davismedia.org/content/yolo-voter-education-2024-public-service-announcements
Local election coverage is integral to DMA’s mission to highlight voices and opinions that typically do not receive mainstream media coverage. DMA has been proud to offer free election coverage to local candidates and Measure representatives for more than 35 years.
DMA may be reached at info@davismedia.org and (530) 757-2419.
