Live from the Governor Office!
Governor Pawlenty is inviting radio hosts from Greater Minnesota to broadcast from the Governor's office in May. His office sent this invite to Greater Minnesota radio stations earlier today (note- I deleted personal information to protect the Governor's Office from getting spammed):
An Invitation to Greater Minnesota Morning Radio Day at the Capitol
Who: Your radio station's morning radio hosts are invited to broadcast from the Governor's Reception Room at the State Capitol building in Saint Paul. Bookings will be accepted on a first-come, first serve basis for a maximum of eight different radio stations. If interested, please email Press Secretary, Greater Minnesota, Alex Carey (e-mail redacted).
What: Greater Minnesota Morning Radio Day at the State Capitol. Governor Pawlenty and state agency commissioners will be made available to each participating station for on-air interviews. Stations may also invite legislators to stop by for live interviews.
When: Tuesday, May 8th, 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Where: Governor's Reception Room, 130 State Capitol Building, 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN 55155.
The Governor's office is installing individual phone lines for each radio station in the reception room, and the cost to each station for the event will be approximately $100. To secure your place, the first 8 stations that respond to this invitation will receive a space and a dedicated phone line for your remote broadcast equipment at this event. Please note, however, each station MUST also have their check for the total cost per station (which we will email you later this week) delivered to the Governor's Office by May 2.
Governor Pawlenty also holds a press call every once in a while with Greater Minnesota reporters. Here are the big questions (rhetorically): Why divide the press corps between geographic lines? Can't we all just get along?
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