Johnson, Franzen, Olson and Demuth to appear as guests with Barry Anderson
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. —Your Legislators host Barry Anderson will once again moderate the 2022 live premiere broadcast of Your Legislators on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 8 p.m. on many public television stations across the state. Confirmed guests are: Senator Mark Johnson (R), District 01, East Grand Forks; Senator Melisa Lopez-Franzen (DFL), District 49, Edina, Minority Leader; Rep. Liz Olson (DFL), District 07B, Duluth, Deputy Majority Leader & Speaker Pro Tempore; and Rep. Lisa Demuth (R), District 13A, Cold Spring, Assistant Minority Leader.
Viewers with questions are encouraged to call 1-800-726-3178, email yourtv@pioneer.org or tweet @YourLegislators during the hour-long program.
In addition to greater Minnesota Public Television station broadcasts, households in Pioneer PBS’s viewing area can also live stream the program at www.pioneer.org/live, the facebook.com/YourLegislators and the new Your Legislators YouTube Channel.
Your Legislators broadcasts are repeated every Monday on the Minnesota Channel at 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. through the end of the legislative session in May.
Each episode of the program is made available for viewing online at www.pioneer.org/yourlegislators.
Pioneer PBS began broadcasting Your Legislators 42 years ago in 1981. During the course of the legislative session viewers from more than 500 communities throughout Minnesota will be calling into or emailing questions to the program.
“It is the only statewide, live, call-in program where citizens can have their questions answered directly,” said Your Legislators producer, Matthew Johnson. “We expect there will be a lot of interest in this session as the Legislature grapples with an unprecedented budget surplus and the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 pandemic.”
Statewide broadcasts of Your Legislators are sponsored by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association and the Minnesota Farmers Union.
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