Subject: Re: Follow up to interview request interview with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for The Costa Report
From: Brad Polisuk <[email-masked]>
To: "Manriquez, Pablo" <[email-masked]>, "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 07:16:57 -0700

Good Morning Everybody,

I was just following up on the interview request from yesterday for 
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for May 12 for The Costa Report.

By the way, as an aside, I am interested in booking other national 
Democratic Party leaders for the show as well for the rest of the year.

It is important to us to have an ideological balance on the show.

If you can help me on that front, I would be very grateful for that as well.

Thanks,

Brad

-- 
Brad Polisuk
Producer
KSCO AM 1080 / 104.1 FM
2300 Portola Drive
Santa Cruz, Ca
95062

[email-masked]

Business: 831-475-1080

On 5/2/2016 12:57 PM, Manriquez, Pablo wrote:
> Hi Brad. Would this be a call-in, I assume? Also what would be the 
> interview duration? Here to help! Thanks!
>
>> On May 2, 2016, at 3:46 PM, Banfill, Ryan <[email-masked] 
>> <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>
>> Brad,
>> Thanks for writing, Brad. I'm copying our communications team on this 
>> request. They may have a few more questions.
>> Thanks for the invitation.
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On May 2, 2016, at 3:38 PM, Brad Polisuk <[email-masked] 
>>> <mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Ryan,
>>>
>>> Thanks for getting back to me. The original email to you is below.
>>>
>>> Here are some facts you wanted:
>>>
>>> The Costa Report is nationally syndicated so our audience is in all 
>>> 50 states.
>>>
>>> Here is a map of our coverage area:
>>>
>>> http://www.rebeccacosta.com/syndicated-stations.htm
>>>
>>> We have an audience of just over 2,000,000 listeners. So our 
>>> audience is greater than MSNBC and CNN.
>>>
>>> This is a talk radio audience so this is an audience that is older, 
>>> politically engaged, and votes consistently.
>>>
>>> We have a social media and newsletter audience of 250,000 subscribers.
>>>
>>> In terms of guests we have had on:
>>>
>>> Tom Daschle
>>>
>>> Juan Williams
>>>
>>> Ralph Nader
>>>
>>> Michael Hayden
>>>
>>> Mark Pryor
>>>
>>> Dana Milbank
>>>
>>> Tim Pawlenty
>>>
>>> Jim Lehrer
>>>
>>> We have had on most of the presidential candidates this election season.
>>>
>>> The list of guests we had on is here if you need something more 
>>> comprehensive:
>>>
>>> http://www.rebeccacosta.com/the-costa-report.htm
>>>
>>> I have May 12 open right now, which is right before the California 
>>> primary.
>>>
>>> There are a few options for a phone interview:
>>>
>>> 1. Live interview scheduled in between 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific Time) 
>>> with various breaks in between.
>>>
>>> 2. A recorded interview between 9:00 - 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
>>>
>>> 3. A recorded interview between 10:00 - 11:00 am (Pacific Time).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brad
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Brad Polisuk
>>>
>>> Producer
>>>
>>> The Costa Report
>>>
>>> KSCO AM 1080 / 104.1 FM
>>>
>>> 2300 Portola Drive Santa Cruz, Ca 95062
>>>
>>> [email-masked]  Business: 831-475-1080
>>>
>>> ----
>>>
>>> Dear Mr. Banfill,
>>>
>>> My name is Brad Polisuk and I am a producer for the nationally 
>>> syndicated The Costa Report featuring Rebecca Costa, broadcast from 
>>> KSCO studios in Santa Cruz, California, one of the last 
>>> independently owned radio stations in the US.
>>>
>>> The Costa Report is a post-partisan human affairs show with an 
>>> audience of over 2 million people with over 250,000 followers on 
>>> social media.
>>>
>>> I am pitching this to you because Rebecca Costa is interested in 
>>> doing an interview with Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz that isn't 
>>> particularly partisan or political in nature but to appeal to our 
>>> higher angels as Americans in terms of our love for civic duty and 
>>> commitment to public service.
>>>
>>> I am sure the Congresswoman would like to do an interview where she 
>>> is not either on the offensive or defensive as chair of the DNC or 
>>> as a political candidate.
>>>
>>> Put simply, it won't be a hostile interview but more of an interview 
>>> that focuses on what can we do as a country together, regardless if 
>>> Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump becomes president or if Congress 
>>> stays the same or changes hands.
>>>
>>> Also, to be blunt, we would love to have more Democrats in Congress 
>>> on the program.
>>>
>>> You can hear recordings of past work here: 
>>> http://www.rebeccacosta.com/the-costa-report.htm  You will see that 
>>> we have had on major players on before.
>>>
>>> I have May 12 open right now, which is right before the California 
>>> primary. It would be an opportune time for her to be on and reach 
>>> out to a talk radio audience that would open to another perspective 
>>> on the Congresswoman's life and career.
>>>
>>> There are a few options for a phone interview:
>>>
>>> 1. Live interview scheduled in between 2:00 - 3:00 pm (Pacific Time) 
>>> with various breaks in between.
>>>
>>> 2. A recorded interview between 9:00 - 10:00 am (Pacific Time).
>>>
>>> 3. A recorded interview between 10:00 - 11:00 am (Pacific Time).
>>>
>>> Also, I would like to develop a long-term relationship with her so 
>>> we can feature more Democrats on the program but more from a public 
>>> servant perspective with an agenda to move forward and get things done.
>>>
>>> If this interests you and Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz, please 
>>> let me know as soon as you can.  Thanks for your time.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Brad   ---
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ---
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>
> Pablo Manriquez
> Democratic National Committee
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>