Obama and Romney and Posey and Cain: How to Watch the Giants AND the Debate

Ian Hill — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:50:17 +0000

Want to watch the debate and the Giants game at the same time? You may want to take note of how Nick Juliano watches college football. Photo courtesy Nick Juliano.

At 5 p.m. the San Francisco Giants will take the field for what could be the last time this season. (Hey, we’re not hoping, we’re just saying, you know, it’s a possiblity.) An hour later, the presidential candidates will take the stage for what will be the final debate before the election. (And this one we’re pretty sure about).

Two decades ago, in that pre-DVR wilderness, that might’ve created a dilemma for Bay Area residents. Do you turn your television to the Giants game and root the team on to the World Series? Or do you watch the debate and learn more about the candidates vying to lead the free world? Or do you go to a loud, crowded bar and hope to do both at the same time?

Fortunately, those days are behind us. Chances are you have at least two televisions and at least one mobile device that will allow you to watch the game while following the debate, or vice versa, in the peace and quiet of your own home. Here’s where you can find the events on air, online and on mobile:

5 p.m., St. Louis Cardinals at the San Francisco Giants, NLCS Game 7

On television: Pre-game starts at 4:30 p.m. on KTVU, the Fox affiliate which is channel 2 for Bay Area Comcast subscribers.

On radio: KNBR 680 AM will broadcast the game.

Online or on mobile:

Listen live on ESPN radio.
Follow along pitch-by-pitch on the MLB website.
Live chat on San Jose Mercury News.
Get stats and scores from the ESPN ScoreCenter mobile app.
Follow #SFGiants or @SFGiants on Twitter.

6 p.m., Presidential Debate on Foreign Policy from Boca Raton, Florida

On television: KNTV (channel 3), KPIX (channel 5), KICU (channel 6), KGO (channel 7) and KQED 9 will air the debate.

On radio: You can hear the debate on KQED 88.5 FM.

Online or on mobile:

KQED.org/election will have the live stream of the debate from NewsHour and a live blog from NPR, as well as links to other live blogs and online coverage.
Listen live on your mobile device via KQED.org or on the KQED mobile app.
YouTube’s election channel will carry the debate live, as will AOL, Yahoo! and Xbox Live, among others.
You can watch NewsHour coverage on the Ustream mobile app.
Follow #debates, #debate or #debate2012 on Twitter.

We asked KQED’s Facebook followers whether they planned to watch the debate, the game or both; their answers fit into three categories:

Presidential Debate: Webcast, Chat, Fact Check and Live Blogs

Lisa Aliferis — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:14:57 +0000

In case you’ve been on Mars for the last week (where the SF Association of Realtors wants to send SF Board of Supes candidate Eric Mar, but I digress), by most accounts Barack Obama came in second in the initial presidential debate against Mitt Romney. Tonight is the second of three mano-a-manos; this one held as a town hall with 80 undecided voters, as selected by the Gallup Organization. The debate starts at 6 p.m. PT

The Commission on Presidential Debates says that people will ask questions on foreign or domestic issues. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond, then moderator Candy Crowley of CNN will have an additional minute to “facilitate a discussion.”

Here’s the NewsHour Live Stream:

Debate chat from NPR:

Fact check the debate while it’s going on — or immediately after:

Here’s our list of live blogs:

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Obama and Romney and Posey and Cain: How to Watch the Giants AND the Debate

Presidential Debate: Webcast, Chat, Fact Check and Live Blogs