‘NightSide with Dan Rea’ Coming to UMass Boston Wednesday

September 04, 2012

Office of Communications

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The University of Massachusetts Boston will host a live, two-hour broadcast of WBZ Radio’s evening public affairs program, “NightSide with Dan Rea,” on Wednesday, September 19.

This live edition of “NightSide” – kicking off a “Talk the Vote” series on college campuses leading up to Election Day – will be broadcast from 8 to 10 p.m. from the Ryan Lounge on the UMass Boston campus.

Rea, a UMass Boston graduate and an award-winning journalist, will discuss the presidential and U.S. Senate races with guests including UMass Boston political science professors Maurice Cunningham and Erin O’Brien.

Students, staff, and community members are invited to attend the live broadcast. Registration is now open at http://boston.cbslocal.com/talk-the-vote/.

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