CLEVELAND – Next Wednesday, March 5, 2014, Mayor Frank G. Jackson will once again sit down with a local journalist for a conversation about the State of the City of Cleveland before an audience of more than 900 at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium. The annual event, hosted by the City Club of Cleveland, will be moderated by Russ Mitchell from WKYC and will include the traditional audience question and answer period. This is Mayor Jackson’s ninth State of the City event and the second year in a row that he will not deliver a traditional speech. By using this candid and unscripted approach to discuss the successes, challenges and opportunities that Cleveland faces, Mayor Jackson will be able to offer more in-depth answers to the questions that matter most to the Cleveland community.
About the City Club of Cleveland: Established to encourage new ideas and a free exchange of thought, The City Club is the oldest continuous independent free speech forum in the country, renowned for its tradition of debate and discussion. The City Club firmly believes in the free expression of all ideas and the benefits of an open exchange. It is non-partisan and does not take positions on issues. All speakers must answer unfiltered, unrehearsed questions directly from the audience. Each Forum is an hour long program. www.cityclub.org
About Russ Mitchell: Russ Mitchell joined the staff of WKYC as Managing Editor Evening News and lead anchor of the 6pm and 11pm newscasts on January 16, 2012. He came to Cleveland after serving as anchor of the CBS Evening News weekend editions and The Early Show on Saturday, and national correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the CBS Evening News, and The Early Show. Russ is the recipient of many national and local honors, including 7 Emmy awards. As a CBS News correspondent, he covered 4 presidential elections, 5 presidential inaugurations and was the moderator for two US Senate debates. In his two years in Cleveland he helped lead WKYC’s Emmy award winning coverage of the Chardon High School shootings and the Miracle in Cleveland story.
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