Moderators for the 2020 presidential and vice presidential debates were announced by the Commission on Presidential Debates Wednesday.

The moderators include:

First presidential debate, Sept. 29: Chris Wallace, Fox News Sunday anchor.

Vice presidential debate, Oct. 7: Susan Page, USA Today Washington bureau chief

Second presidential debate, Oct. 15: Steve Scully, C-SPAN senior executive producer and political editor

Third presidential debate, Oct. 22: Kristen Welker, co-anchor for NBC’s Weekend Today and White House correspondent.

The Commission on Presidential Debates also included the formats of each debate, released on June 23:

First presidential debate (Tuesday, Sept. 29, Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio):

The first debate will be split into six segments that will last 15 minutes each on topics selected by the moderator, and those topics will be announced at least one week ahead of the scheduled debate.

Vice presidential debate (Wednesday, Oct. 7, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah):

The vice presidential debate will be split into nine segments that will be 10 minutes each. Candidates will have two minutes each to discuss their stance on the topic. The moderator will be allowed to balance out the time allotted to delve into deeper discussions on the chosen topic.

Second presidential debate (Thursday, Oct. 15, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Fla.):

The second presidential debate will take place in the form of a town meeting where questions will be asked by citizens in the South Florida area. Candidates will have two minutes each to respond to each question and there will be additional time for the moderator to push further discussion on the topic.

Town meeting participants will be uncommitted voters selected under the supervision of Dr. Frank Newport, a senior scientist at Gallup.

Third presidential debate (Thursday, Oct. 22, Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn.):

The format of the final presidential debate will be identical to the first, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.

All debates, presidential and vice presidential, will be moderated by one person and will last from 9 p.m.-10:30 p.m. ET with no commercial breaks.

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