Partnership with Eagle Communications puts Hays on the Road to the White House Tour

WASHINGTON – C-SPAN’s award-winning, 45-foot customized Bus will visit Hays High School on Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus visits schools, universities and political events across the country to engage students, educators, civic leaders and the community through on-board multimedia technology that showcases C-SPAN’s programming and resources dedicated to showing the American political process.

Through interactive exhibits, visitors will learn about the public affairs network’s in-depth coverage of the U.S. Congress, White House, federal courts, and its signature political program, “Road to the White House,” which provides access to all of the Campaign 2016 presidential candidates and their events from the campaign trail, all without editing, commentary, or analysis. C-SPAN representatives will also gather visitor responses on this year’s election to share via social media as part of its C-SPAN “Voices from the Road.” (#cspanvoices)

“In this unprecedented election season, C-SPAN’s ‘Road to the White House’ gives you a front row seat, unlike any other, to Campaign 2016,” said Steve Scully, C-SPAN’s senior executive producer and political editor. “C-SPAN’s footage takes you from the campaign announcements, to the town hall meetings and rallies, as well as the policy speeches, party conventions, and now the upcoming presidential debates — giving viewers the absolute best coverage on what the candidates are saying and how this historic race is unfolding along the campaign trail.”

In Hays, C-SPAN programming is provided by Eagle Communications on channel 19 as a commercial-free public service, and C-SPAN2 on channel 91. All funding for C-SPAN operations, including Bus visits, is provided by local TV providers.

“Eagle Communications is proud to partner with C-SPAN to bring the C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus to Hays, Kansas” said Elizabeth Jaeger, Director of Marketing. “Eagle is dedicated to sharing educational opportunities with our community and values the programming and resources that C-SPAN offers. We hope to be a part of encouraging another generation of young people to be informed and to be heard. The visit is especially exciting during an election year, and we hope students leave inspired and ready to vote.”

Civics and government educators will also learn about C-SPAN’s free comprehensive online educational resources including C-SPAN.org, C-SPAN Classroom, and C-SPAN’s nationwide documentary contest, StudentCam, open to students in grades 6-12.

StudentCam encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect our communities and nation. This year, students are being asked to create a 5-7 minute documentary on this year’s theme, “Your Message to Washington: What is the most urgent issue for the new President and Congress to address in 2017?”

Visitors to the Campaign 2016 Bus will experience the following through engagement with C-SPAN representatives and on-board interactive technology:

• Campaign 2016 App populated with candidate video from the campaign trail
• In-depth public affairs programming and educational resources
• Touch-screen quizzes on C-SPAN and the three branches of government
• Mobile devices demonstrating C-SPAN resources on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, and mobile apps
• HD cameras and production equipment capable of producing public affairs programming aboard the Bus