Gearing up for tonight's debate

I'm off soon to start pretending to be a Real Live Member Of The Press; I'll be attending the Democratic presidential debate here in Milwaukee to cover it for Open Source Politics with live blow-by-blow--and reports from the press room!--over on Daily Kos in the debate open thread once it starts.

But I here are some logistics, in case you're wondering:

Television: The debate airs on MSNBC starting at 6:30 pm Eastern, 3:30 pm Pacific. CSPAN will likely re-air it over the next few days. If you're in Milwaukee, it also airs live in WTMJ, channel 4. If you live elsewhere in Wisconsin and you don't have cable, your local NBC affiliate will probably air the debate at 10:30 pm Central.

Radio: If you live within, say, 100 miles of Milwaukee, you can hear the debate on 620 AM, WTMJ. I know Chicagoland listeners can often pick up that station. As far as I can tell, there is no national radio broadcast.

Internet: There are two audio streams: The debate audio will be available at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's website; WTMJ's website will stream the broadcast audio.

Format: The format is going to suck--that much I can tell you without even setting foot in the place. Candidates will get questions with just one minute to answer, and then 30 seconds for follow-ups or rebuttals. There won't even be opening or closing statements. The moderator is Mike Gousha (pronounced Goo-shay), an anchor for the local NBC affiliate and the only local TV news personality I have any respect for, so he should do well. Also on the panel is Journal Sentinel Washington correspondent Craig Gilbert, whom I've talked to a few times and quite like; MSNBC's Lester Holt; and CNBC's Gloria Borger.

A full accounting of the debate will be up at OSP by morning.