Boston 2024 chairman Steve Pagliuca and No Boston Olympics Co-Chair Chris Dempsey will face off for the first time in a debate Thursday, July 23rd, co-sponsored by The Boston Globe and WFXT FOX25. “The Boston Olympics Debate” will air live on FOX25 from 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. and be live streamed on www.bostonglobe.com, www.myfoxboston.com and the FOX25 News App.
Joining Steve Pagliuca in the discussion will be Daniel Doctoroff, a Boston 2024 and United States Olympic Committee board member. On the opposing side, Chris Dempsey will be joined by Andrew Zimbalist, a Smith College economist and author of Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup. Co-moderated by FOX25 anchor Maria Stephanos and Boston Globe reporter Sacha Pfeiffer, the one hour discussion will provide an in-depth look at all of the issues surrounding an Olympics in Boston as viewers and readers decide whether to support Boston as a host city for the 2024 games.
"The Olympic bid is one of the most transformational ideas that Boston has had to consider in a generation and also one of the most controversial,” said Boston Globe CEO Mike Sheehan. “In the spirit of constructive civil discourse, the region's two leading news organizations - The Boston Globe and FOX25 - are proud to partner on a candid and open discussion with the leading proponents and opponents of the bid."
The debate format calls for participants to answer questions raised by Pfeiffer and Stephanos, as well as questions from the public. Viewers and readers are invited to submit their questions on the Boston Globe and FOX25 Facebook pages and via Twitter with the #OlympicsDebate hashtag.
“We hope this open, public dialogue will give viewers a clear picture about the financial viability of the Boston Olympics host city plan and its potential impact on them,” said WFXT Vice President and General Manager Tom Raponi. “FOX25 is delighted to team up with the Boston Globe and combine our journalistic resources to organize this important community event.”
Following the debate, there will be post-debate analysis live streamed on bostonglobe.com, myfoxboston.com and the FOX25 News App. Reporters from both outlets will discuss the debate and fact-check statements made. Other news media is invited to attend the debate and speak with the participants following its conclusion.
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