ADVISORY/Los Angeles Times, Tribune Broadcasting Present Gubernatorial Debate Between Gov. Gray Davis and Bill Simon Jr.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (Oct. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

When:               Monday, Oct. 7  12-1 p.m.  Debate
                                    1:10 p.m.  Post-debate media
                                               briefing TBD by
                                               candidates

Where:              Times Building, 202 W. 1st St.
                    downtown Los Angeles
                    - Debate: Chandler Auditorium
                    - Media check-in: Globe Lobby

Debate Credentials: -- Current media photo ID required
                    -- Granted on first-come basis
                    -- Media attendees must pick up their own
                       credentials
                    -- Registration deadline: Friday, Oct. 4

                    -- To register: - Voice-mail: 213/237-2600
                                    - Fax: [phone]
                                    - Email: [e-mail]

                    -- Required information:
                       - Name
                       - Title/position
                       - Organization
                       - Business telephone and email address

Media Parking:      -- No-host parking is available on a first-come
                       basis at 220 S. Spring St.
                    -- Limited parking for satellite trucks is
                       available on a first-come basis in the open
                       parking lot at the corner of 2nd St. and
                       Broadway.
                    -- Current media photo ID must be presented.

Media Room:         -- Fifth floor, Times Building, 202 W. 1st St.
                    -- With the exception of pool media, reporters
                       will not be allowed into the Chandler
                       Auditorium where the debates will be held.
                    -- Seating is limited and available on first-come
                       basis.
                    -- Working journalists only. No guests.
                    -- Limited number of phone/modem lines available
                       on a first-come basis.
                    -- Video/audio mult-box feed will be provided into
                       the media room from KTLA TV's mobile unit.
                       Mult-box connections on a first-come basis.
                    -- House TV feed of the debate will be provided in
                       the media room.
                    -- Media room may be closed at certain times for
                       security checks.

Panelists:          Moderator
                    -- Hal Fishman, anchor and managing editor,
                       KTLA TV News @ Ten (Tribune Broadcasting,
                       Los Angeles)

                    Panelists
                    -- Janet Clayton, Editorial Page editor, Los
                       Angeles Times
                    -- George Skelton, columnist, Los Angeles Times
                       (Sacramento)
                    -- Randy Shandobil, political editor, KTVU TV
                       (Fox/Oakland)

Pool Coverage:      -- Newspapers: Los Angeles Times, La Opinion,
                       Sacramento Bee, San Diego Union-Tribune, San
                       Francisco Chronicle
                    -- Photo: Los Angeles Times (Robert St. John,
                       213/237-7020)
                    -- Wires: Associated Press, Reuters

Television Feed:    -- Television
                       - No excerpt usage until after 1 p.m. or
                         conclusion of Tribune broadcast
                       - Mandatory :05 credit:
                         "Los Angeles Times/Tribune Broadcasting"
                       - Logo/composite bug may not be obscured

                    -- Satellite
                       - Total running time: 58:30, no commercial
                         units
                       - Program will be fed on C Band from 4MC as
                         follows:
                           Date/Time: 10/07/2002, 1200-1300 PDT
                           Satellite/Transponder: TELSTAR 4 / 10
                           Downlink Frequency: 3900 MHz (H) Horizontal
                            Polarization
                           Satellite Audio: 5.8MHz Left / 6.2MHz Right
                            / 6.8MHz SAP-Spanish
                       - Trouble Number: 818/840-7159  Cal Pflugrath
                          or Laura Comer
                       - Broadcast will be close-captioned and carry V
                          chip encoding
                       - Spanish-language SAP/closed-captioning will
                          be provided

                         KTLA Engineering: Emil Kravotil or Darell
                          Kuenzler
                         KTLA Trouble Number: 323/460-5809

                    -- Radio
                       - Audio feed available for live broadcast
                       - Mandatory credit: "Los Angeles Times/Tribune
                          Broadcasting"

                    -- On/line media
                       - No excerpt usage until after 1 p.m. or
                          conclusion of broadcast
                       - Mandatory credit: "Los Angeles Times/Tribune
                          Broadcasting"
                       - Logo/composite bug may not be obscured

                    -- Stations planning to broadcast the debate live
                       - KTLA TV (Los Angeles)
                       - KTVU TV (San Francisco)
                       - KSWB TV (San Diego)
                       - KTXL TV (Sacramento)
                       - KQED-FM's "California Report" and feed to
                         subscribing stations