In 2003 it was 'The Moment,' and this year Krem and Channel 7 are teaming up again for joint election coverage. On Wednesday March first, Krem and Channel 7 will have round the clock coverage of all the municipal races. The theme is "Turn It Up", and today the executive producers for this broadcast event, Mose Hyde and Jules Vasquez told us why you should tune in and turn it up on Election Day.
Mose Hyde, Executive Producer
"We feel that covering Corozal to P.G. is a lot of territory. We also believe that you have so many stories that will be taking place out there on election day and we believe that the public of Belize will be better served when you bring in the energies and bring in the abilities which are coming together as a part of the synergy."
Jules Vasquez, Executive Producer
"The sense of immediacy, the sense of pertinence, the sense of urgency, the sense of happening-ness is so upon the viewer and the listener that invariably you say, 'hey hurry, I want you to turn it up.' 'Turn it up' and I think that that's what our media brings, a sense of being so inescapably real that you have to turn it up and that is what we are doing for the election day. The idea is that 'turn it up' is a mild boast of media supremacy while at the same time its because we will be bringing it: we'll be bringing it first, we'll be bringing it live, and 'turn it up,' you want to know who wins and so you have to 'turn it up' to hear it because that's how it is."
Mose Hyde,
"Its not national government but it's a big election because it has big implications on the overall temperature of the electorate going into 2008. So it's a big thing and we want to do it in a big way. Its not about being timid, or tipsy, or tricky, its about putting together a package where the people will say, 'yeah I liked watching that, those people made by TV explode.' Remember now that is a combination of Channel 7, combination of Krem Radio, combination of Krem Television; we are looking at people who are major architects in just destroying the old time media landscape and made it different, just made it have a vibe. We broke down the wall and made people able to see through and see what is going on. So we want to be a partner in this whole thing, participate in opening up and giving people maximum coverage. I am feeling the vibes right now, I want us to start from now. but I will say that through the whole day into the night, we will drink coffee and whatever to stay up, and if sun comes up and the score isn't settled, we will be there. That is how we are bringing it: 'we are turning it up.'"
Coverage begins at 6:00 am on Election Day and like Mose said goes into the following morning.
