2016 presidential candidates Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump held their first presidential debate on Monday Sept. 26, with reporter Lester Holt as moderator.

Holt, the 2016 Journalist of the Year for the National Association of Black Journalists, continues to excel in his career after taking over “NBC Nightly News” following Brian Williams’ departure.

Presidential Debates 2016 Moderators

After Holt moderates the first presidential debate in New York, other journalists will host the following 2016 presidential debates.

For the second presidential debate 2016, ABC’s Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper will moderate on Oct. 9.

Presidential Debates 2016 Issues

The commission formerly stalled their decision to pick the 2016 presidential debates moderators for fear of criticism from conservative parties. Given candidate Trump’s attack on minority groups in America and on the media, it was not clear if any of the moderators would have approached the event with a biased opinion about the billionaire.

This year’s most diverse line of moderators – an African American, two women, a Filipino and a man that is openly gay – can mean that Trump will be faced with tough questions. But journalists are expected to be objective as possible, and to ask some questions from potential voters as well.

The Commission on Presidential Debates Schedule

First Presidential Debate

The first presidential debate, on Sept. 26, will be held at Hofstra University. The debate will be divided into six segments, 15 minutes each. Moderators will ask a set of questions that are announced one week prior to the debate.

Candidates will have two minutes to answer questions on major U.S. issues. They will also have time to respond to each other.

Second Presidential Debate

The second presidential debate will be held on Oct. 9 at Washington University in a town hall meeting style. This is the debate that will answer half of the questions from potential citizen voters selected by the Gallup Organization.

Third Presidential Debate

The third presidential debate will be held on Oct. 19 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas where candidates will have an hour and half to discuss with no commercial breaks. Moderators will mainly ask questions about the canidates.

Stay tuned.

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