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"Law Talk Live" premieres statewide Oct. 16 on Sunshine Network.


TALLAHASSEE Tallahassee (tăləhăs`ē), city (1990 pop. 124,773), state capital and seat of Leon co., NW Fla.; inc. 1825. Tallahassee is a wholesale trade and distribution center for the surrounding lumber, livestock, and agricultural area. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1995--Sunshine Network announced Monday Monday: see week.  that beginning Monday, Oct. 16, viewers across Florida will have a unique weekly opportunity to participate in a new live talk show, "Law Talk Live" on the statewide sports and public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information.  network.

Produced by Sunshine Network's Emmy-nominated Public Affairs division, "Law Talk Live" will focus on various legal issues affecting Floridians and will air live from Pensacola each Monday evening. Sunshine Network currently boasts a statewide cable subscriber base of more than 3.8 million cable homes (97 percent of Florida cable homes).

The live call-in show will be hosted by attorney Bob Kerrigan, a former public defender public defender, governmental official who represents indigent persons accused of crime. U.S. Supreme Court decisions expanding the right to counsel to pretrial proceedings and holding that a person cannot be sentenced to even one day in jail unless a lawyer was , trial lawyer and current host of a television show in the Pensacola area.

"Law Talk Live" will feature consumer alerts, discuss the hot legal topics of the day and offer viewers the opportunity to call toll-free and ask questions of distinguished guests who will participate in person or via the phone each week. Other legal experts will also be available to callers regarding specialized spe·cial·ize  
v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es

v.intr.
1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study.

2.
 areas of the law and how they affect consumers.

"This is an excellent opportunity for Floridians to get informed on today's complex legal issues and get answers to their own questions from a panel of experts," said Steve Hull, Sunshine Network's director of public affairs. "As the Florida's largest statewide media outlet, Sunshine Network is pleased to be able to offer this unique program to viewers across the state. It will be a valuable addition to our public affairs lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. ."

While primarily known for its year-round local, regional and national sports programming, Sunshine Network also airs and produces eight hours of public affairs programming
For other uses of "public affairs", see public affairs (disambiguation)
Public affairs programming, a broadcasting industry term, refers to programming which focuses on matters of politics and public policy.
 each week focusing on issues affecting Floridians. The network's public affairs division is based in Tallahassee and works closely with state government offices and organizations to present balanced and informative public affairs programs.

CONTACT: Sunshine Network, Tallahassee

Steve Hull, 904/224-6070
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