KUAF to Host Mayoral Candidate Forums

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KUAF 91.3 FM, the NPR affiliate for Northwest Arkansas, will host three mayoral candidate forums this October.

Voters will hear directly from candidates in Bentonville, Fayetteville and Rogers about their platforms, policies and positions on a range of topics. Audience members will have the opportunity to submit questions beforehand through the KUAF website and via social media.

The scheduled events include:

• Bentonville – Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Thaden School beginning at 7 p.m.
• Fayetteville – Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History beginning at 7 p.m.

A third event with Rogers mayoral candidates is still being finalized for later in the month.

The live events are free and open to the public, with Ozarks at Large host Matthew Moore moderating. These discussions will be recorded and broadcast on KUAF's daily news magazine Ozarks at Large the following day. 

Arkansas ranks last in the nation for voter turnout and eligible voter registration. Studies show voter turnout is much lower in local elections partly because of the lack of awareness about candidates and the issues they support. 

The League of Women Voters of Arkansas will also be on-site at each event to provide voter registration information and election materials. The last day to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 7. Register either in-person that day or register by mail with postmark by Oct. 7.

About KUAF: Owned by the University of Arkansas as part of the School of Journalism and Strategic Media, KUAF provides a 14-county area of west and northwest Arkansas, parts of eastern Oklahoma and southern Missouri with the only source of national and international news from NPR as well as a daily local news magazine Ozarks at Large. Serving an audience of more than 600,000 people, KUAF's mission is to foster civic discourse at the local level and make vital information available to everyone.