Credit: Rodney Ho
Credit: Rodney Ho
Election night is CNN's Super Bowl. It's often the night the Atlanta-based network pulls in its biggest ratings.
But given the interest in local races, the broadcast networks are gearing up as well.
Here are the summaries from each of the local news directors:
Channel 2 Action News
Big coverage all night. Our continuous coverage begins at 7pm on our live stream (wsbtv.com) and we will have hourly cut-ins on TV and numbers scrolling at the bottom of the screen all night. At 10 p.m. ABC will have an hour of national coverage followed by the Channel 2 Action News Nightbeat at 11. We'll have a dozen reporters in the field covering the big races lives. Our coverage will be anchored by Justin Farmer and Jovita Moore, our live stream coverage will be anchored by Craig Lucie. We will have a group of analysts in studio to keep watch over the numbers with us. Channel 2's John Pruitt will play a big part in our coverage tonight along with Republican analyst Eric Tanenblatt, Democratic analyst Theron Johnson, Merle Black of Emory University, and pollster Mark Rountree. We will be on the air until the numbers are in. With the resources of ABC and CNN we will keep an eye on the national picture while concentrating on the Georgia vote with our local resources.
Fox 5
FOX 5 Atlanta You Decide coverage begins on FOX 5 News at 5 today. We¹ll be live on all of the big races with our team of reporters. We¹ll have exclusive election day analysis all day from Insider Advantage CEO Matt Towery. After FOX 5 News at 6, our You Decide live coverage shifts to myfoxatlanta.com and new this year, LIVE to our FOX 5 Atlanta You Tube channel. We'll be live from 7 p.m to 10p.m. there, with exclusive appearances by FOX 5's "Georgia Gang." They¹ll weigh in on the hot races across the state.
At 10 p.m., we're live on all channels (TV and digital) until the big races are decided. Anchors for our FOX 5 Atlanta You Decide Coverage include Lisa Rayam, Tom Haynes, Cynne Simpson and Russ Spencer.
CBS 46
Anchors: Stephany Fisher, Scott Light, Tracye Hutchins
1) Cut-ins at 8:01p, 9:01p and 10:25-10:30p within CBS programming.
2) Live streaming coverage on CBS46.com from 9-10pm anchored by Scott Light. He'll have political analysts on as well.
3) Special election edition of CBS46 News from 10:55pm - Midnight.
11 Alive
-WXIA will LIVE stream a special election night newscast from 7pm-until-midnight on 11alive.com.
-We'll be on the air beginning at 10pm for two hours of comprehensive coverage. We are simulcasting an election night special from 10-11pm on both of our networks (theATL and 11Alive). After we sign off from theATL, we'll continue for an additional hour from 11-midnight, on 11Alive. Jimmy Fallon will run in its entirety starting at midnight.
-We have multiple crews covering each candidate at the two big races (Governor and U.S. Senate). We also have a team of reporters covering state races, referendums, the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, etc.
-Our team of political experts will be in-house from 7pm-thru-midnight offering their analysis:
Charlie Harper – Editor of the Peach Pundit
Andre Gillespie – Associate Professor of political science at Emory
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90.1/WABE
WABE News will host its midterm election coverage tonight from 8pm until at least 1 a.m., and possibly later. This will coincide with NPR’s national election special, but the majority of content will be WABE News’ local coverage.
Longtime political reporter and WABE host Denis O'Hayer will be joined by Clark Atlanta political science professor William Boone, former Georgia Republican Party Chair Chuck Clay, and WABE legal analyst Page Pate.
We'll also hear from AJC columnists Kyle Wingfield, Jay Bookman, and Maureen Downey
News 95.5 and AM 750 WSB
Chris Candler will be anchoring coverage from 8 p.m. on.
NewsRadio 106.7.
The station starts live coverage at 7 p.m. and will keep going until all the major results are in.
Here are the cable network plans
CNN
D.C. bureau chief Sam Feist said as usual, "We'll leverage all our resources. We're all in." There will be 30 field correspondents, including Kyra Phillips and Martin Savidge in Atlanta for the Senatorial and Gubernatorial races. Nick Valencia will be in Lawrenceville.
Feist said the Magic Wall has been upgraded and more functional than ever. Even better, you can operate your own "magic wall" at www.cnnmagicwall.com starting this evening on your computer or tablet.
And again, CNN will use the Empire State Building to show who will win the Senate, based on blue and yello LED lights.
Fox News Channel
Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly will be lead anchors beginning at 6 p.m. and include cross-platform coverage on Fox digital platforms.
Shepard Smith will helm the network's broadcast breaking coverage of midterm race results from the "Fox News Deck." Bill Hemmer will break down election results its electronic "Bill-board." Martha MacCallum will oversee exit poll data. Analysts will include Brit Hume, Chris Wallace, Bob Beckel, Stephen Hayes, Charles Krauthammer, Dana Perino, Kirsten Powers, Karl Rove, Joe Trippi, George Will and Juan Williams.
Online, Fox will produce continuous live coverage on“The Strategy Room” from 9 p.m. through 11 p.m.
MSNBC
Rachel Maddow and Chris Matthews will co-anchor starting at 6 p.m.
Others involved: Steve Kornacki, Chuck Todd, Jose Diaz-Balart, Chris Hayes, Andrea Mitchell, Reverend Al Sharpton, and Kasie Hunt.
Al Jazeera
The network plans coverage from 7 p.m. until at least 2 a.m.
"America Votes 2014" election night coverage will begin at 7 with anchor John Seigenthaler. He will be joined by Tony Harris who will lead a diverse panel of experts. Ali Velshi will take a look at the important role that money has played in this election. Stephanie Sy, David Shuster, Michael Shure and James Bays will also be live from New York. Live from Washington D.C. will be Joie Chen, Mike Viqueira, Sheilah MacVicar, Teresa Bo and Wajahat Ali. The coverage will also include live remotes from Al Jazeera America's correspondents including Robert Ray from Atlanta.
PBS (GPB)
PBS NewsHour will bring live results and analysis beginning at 6 p.m. with co-anchors Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff.This broadcast will be updated at 7 p.m. EST and again at 9 p.m. EST. At 11 p.m. EST, a special 30-minute show will wrap up the day's final results.
Fox Business News
FBN will provide live continuous coverage of the 2014 midterm elections at 8P p.m. hosted by Anchor and Managing Editor of Business News, Neil Cavuto. The program, entitled Special Report: 2014 Midterm Elections, will feature coverage of the key races across the country with expert analysis of the results and their potential impact on the economy.
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