How 'Here & Now' is covering the 2024 DNC in Chicago

PBS Wisconsin is providing in-depth coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, including daily updates from reporters, analysis from McCoshen & Ross and a special one-hour broadcast program at the end of the week.

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 19, 2024

Signs on light poles and buildings outside the United Center on Aug. 15, 2024, advertises the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. PBS Wisconsin will be reporting on the event, which begins Aug. 19 and runs through Aug. 22. (Credit: Steve Potter / PBS Wisconsin)

PBS Wisconsin’s Here & Now is bringing four days of Democratic National Convention coverage to audiences starting Monday, Aug. 19.

Each day of the 2024 DNC in Chicago, which runs through Aug. 22, senior political reporter Zac Schultz will be joined by political panelists Republican Bill McCoshen and Democrat Scot Ross for a live-streamed online discussion. These wide-ranging conversations, scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., will include news of the day, analysis and predictions.

Zac Schultz will also talk every day with Here & Now news director and anchor Frederica Freyberg for a short live-streamed report that will feature newsmakers and more about what’s happening in Chicago as the convention unfolds. These updates are scheduled to cut-in during evening coverage by PBS News Hour in Chicago.

For its Friday program on Aug. 23, Here & Now expands to one hour, starting at 7 p.m. That coverage will include interviews with the Democratic and Republican state party chairs on set as well as field interviews on location. The show will also feature additional election reporting from the Here & Now news team.