ABC Announces Extensive Election Night Coverage, 11/6
By: Tyler Peterson Nov. 02, 2012
Americans from across the country will make their voices heard on Tuesday, November 6 as they go to the polls to cast their vote. With one of the closest elections in U.S. history, ABC News will take viewers everywhere the story is – from Obama and Romney headquarters, the heatEd Battleground states and the social media sphere to our partners at Univision in Miami with reaction from the Latino community. The powerhouse political team of ABC News will be there on the television network, online, on social media and on radio to provide the whole picture for the country, as we look ahead to the next four years.
"ABC News Your Voice, Your Vote – Election Night Coverage" will originate live from ABC News Election Headquarters in Times Square, where ABC News will once again transform the Crossroads of the World into an outdoor global viewing event, with real time election results appearing on several of Times Square's iconic screens.Led by Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos, ABC News will bring viewers election results as they come in, beginning with a special edition of "World News with Diane Sawyer" at 6:30 p.m., ET and continuing with full election coverage from 7:00 p.m., ET until at least 2:00 a.m., ET. A special edition of "Nightline" will air at 2:35 a.m., ET.
"Your Voice, Your Vote" will report state-by-state results of the Presidential election, as well as key House, Senate and Gubernatorial races. Sawyer and Stephanopoulos will be joined on air by a team of ABC news anchors, correspondents and analysts including:- Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper at Obama election headquarters in Chicago- "ABC World News" weekend anchor David Muir at Romney election headquarters in Boston
- Katie Couric will be monitoring social media reaction throughout the evening
- Barbara Walters, who has interviewed every President since Richard Nixon, will provide historical context.
- Senior Political Correspondent Jonathan Karl will report from the Congressional Desk alongside ABC News political contributors Ron Brownstein and Cokie Roberts.
- "Good Morning America" news anchor Josh Elliott will be out in Times Square talking to the crowds gathered, getting real-time reaction to the results as they come in.
- Amy Robach, Cecilia Vega, Sharyn Alfonsi, David Wright and Ron Claiborne will be reporting live from battleground states.
- Univision anchors Jorge Ramos and Maria Elena Salinas will contribute a Latino perspective from Univision Headquarters in Miami.
- Deborah Roberts and David Kerley will be with Obama and Romney supporters watching the results.
- ABC News panel of political analysts will include George Will, Matthew Dowd, Donna Brazile and Nicolle Wallace.
- Senior Justice Correspondent Pierre Thomas will be monitoring voting procedures with Ballot Watch reports throughout the night.
- Gary Langer and his team will be breaking down the exit polls throughout the night.
- Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz, Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross, Chief Health and Medical Editor Dr. Richard Besser and Business Correspondent Bianna Golodryga will be reporting on the challenges facing the next administration on issues including the economy, foreign affairs, national security and health care.
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