Los Angeles, CA (Fri., Feb. 11, 2005) - KPCC 89.3 AirTalk host Larry Mantle will moderate a debate between candidates Bill Rosendahl, Flora Gil Krisiloff and Angela Reddock for the 11th District City Council seat on February 15 at 7 p.m. The debate will be in the auditorium of Venice High School located at 13000 Venice Boulevard. The public is invited to attend.

AirTalk will broadcast the first 40 minutes of the debate the following morning at 10:20 a.m. during its AirTalk program. As part of the forum, written questions from the audience will be screened, prioritized according to their significance, and posed to the candidates after the taped portion of the debate. The three candidates are campaigning to fill the seat of Cindy Miscikowski, who is termed out.

The candidates' forum is sponsored by the Mar Vista Community Council, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles and West Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce.

KPCC is the flagship station of Southern California Public Radio. In the past three years KPCC has won more awards for excellence in journalism than any other radio station in Southern California. KPCC is also the fastest-growing public radio station in the country, airing the signature public radio news and talk programs from NPR, along with Air Talk with Larry Mantle weekdays from 10 a.m.- 12 Noon, and Talk of the City with Kitty Felde weekdays from 2-3 p.m. Visit www.kpcc.org for more information.