ABC’s news president says the sense that the public is hungry for progress on race relations and policing led the network to quickly schedule a town hall meeting with President Barack Obama in prime time on Thursday.
The discussion will air at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday on ABC and simulcast on ESPN, the Freeform entertainment network, ABC Radio and various online outlets owned by the parent Walt Disney Co. The BBC will also show it live in Britain and worldwide on the BBC World News network, ABC said.
Obama, who spoke extensively on the topic at Tuesday’s memorial service for the fallen Dallas officers, is the headliner. Goldston said ABC is hoping to include family members of people involved in last week’s shootings, but did not announce any other participants. The event will be taped Thursday afternoon in Washington.
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