Opioids: A National Crisis, Town Hall
July 16, 2019
July 16, 2019
Contact: Pat Livingston, News Director
(231) 995-5830
plivingston@upnorthlive.com
YOUR VOICE, YOUR FUTURE – TOWN HALL
OPIOIDS: A NATIONAL CRISIS
Traverse City, MI – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair”) announced that WPBN/WTOM TV 7&4 (NBC) and WGTU/WGTQ 29&8 (ABC) will produce and live stream on UpNorthLive.com, OPIOIDS: A National Crisis – Town Hall.
The Town Hall will take place at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Milliken Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
7&4’s Marc Schollett and Kristen Lowe will host the Town Hall, and a panel of experts will discuss the impact and possible solutions to the opioid crisis in northern Michigan.
The panel of experts include:
Kate Kerr, Director of Communications and Outreach at Addiction Treatment Services said, “it's important that all of us are knowledgeable on the warning signs and the potential dangers associated with opioids.”
The Town Hall is free and open to the public, and will stream live on UpNorthLive.com.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. The Company has multiple emerging networks as well as stations affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country and a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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Contact: Pat Livingston, News Director
(231) 995-5830
plivingston@upnorthlive.com
YOUR VOICE, YOUR FUTURE – TOWN HALL
OPIOIDS: A NATIONAL CRISIS
Traverse City, MI – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) (“Sinclair”) announced that WPBN/WTOM TV 7&4 (NBC) and WGTU/WGTQ 29&8 (ABC) will produce and live stream on UpNorthLive.com, OPIOIDS: A National Crisis – Town Hall.
The Town Hall will take place at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at the Milliken Auditorium on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College.
7&4’s Marc Schollett and Kristen Lowe will host the Town Hall, and a panel of experts will discuss the impact and possible solutions to the opioid crisis in northern Michigan.
The panel of experts include:
- Nancy Dow - Families Against Narcotics
- Anne Grizzel - Families Against Narcotics
- Judge Robert Cooney - Drug Court Judge
- Lt. Frank Keck - Michigan State Police-Cadillac Post Commander
- Kate Kerr - Addiction Treatment Services
- Temple Florip - In Recovery
- Nicole Flickema - Safe in Northern Michigan Coalition Works on Opioid Abuse Prevention
Kate Kerr, Director of Communications and Outreach at Addiction Treatment Services said, “it's important that all of us are knowledgeable on the warning signs and the potential dangers associated with opioids.”
The Town Hall is free and open to the public, and will stream live on UpNorthLive.com.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. The Company has multiple emerging networks as well as stations affiliated with all the major networks. Sinclair is a leading local news provider in the country and a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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Contact:
Pat Livingston, Vice President of News
plivingston@upnorthlive.com, (231) 995-5830
