Media alert from UNC TV:
WCU HOSTS ncIMPACT TOWN HALL TAPING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
Anita Brown-Graham Leads a Panel & Audience Q&A on Outdoor Economy
WHO: Anita Brown-Graham, host ncIMPACT, UNC School of Government faculty member
Jeremy Hyatt, Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians
Barry Jones, U.S. Forest Service
Lisa Leatherman, Duke Energy
Cory McCall, Outdoor 76
Arthur Salido, Western Carolina University
Sarah Thompson, Southwestern Commission
WHAT: Anita Brown-Graham and the ncIMPACT team at UNC-TV are taping a town hall event at WCU highlighting public-private partnerships that promote regional economic development opportunities, and how they can serve as models for other communities. During the town hall, Brown-Graham will moderate panels of area economic, civic and business leaders discussing the economic impact of outdoor recreation, stewardship of natural resources and strategies to stimulate the outdoor economy.
Members of the media interested in attending the town hall are asked to contact thampton@sog.unc.edu (please include name, media outlet, email and telephone number with your request).
This ncIMPACT Town Hall at Western Carolina University premieres statewide Thursday, June 27, at 10 PM, over-the-air on UNC-TV and streaming at unctv.org/ncimpact. (This special ncIMPACT Town Hall airs in addition to the regular Thursday, 8 PM, broadcast of the weekly ncIMPACT series.)
WHEN: Wednesday, June 19, 2019
10 a.m.: Arrive and check-in
10:45 a.m.: Doors close
11 a.m: Town Hall begins
WHERE: A.K. Hinds University Center, Grand Room
Western Carolina University
1 University Drive
Cullowhee, NC 28723
CONTACTS: Rebekah Radisch, UNC-TV: rradisch@unctv.org 919-549-7177
Sonja Matanovic, UNC School of Government: matanovic@sog.unc.edu 919-966-4178
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