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2nd debate between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel: what station, how to listen

By Brian O'Shea
June 8, 2017

WABE 90.1 hosts a live radio debate at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 8 between the candidates in Georgia’s 6th District Congressional race runoff.

The debate between Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff will last one hour and will be broadcast live on WABE 90.1 beginning at 9 a.m. It will also stream live via WABE.org and on the WABE app.

And yes, it will be finished just before the start of the other big scheduled event Thursday morning, the Washington testimony of former FBI director James Comey.

RELATED: At least two more debates have been proposed.

The candidates met Tuesday night in a debate televised on WSB-TV.

For updates on the debate and Georgia's 6th district runoff, follow the AJC Political Insider and expanded Georgia 6th coverage on MyAJC's Politics page. Other ways to follow: Facebook, Twitter

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About the Author

Brian O'Shea is a senior digital producer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He works with the newsroom to identify topics of interest to Atlanta readers and also works with voter guides and election results. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and The Ohio State University Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism.

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