Meet the first Fil-Am to host US vice presidential debate
Oct 7, 2016
She made history! Elaine Quijano praised for hosting the vice presidential debate in the United States. She is the first Fil-Am to moderate the said debate.
The Filipino-American news anchor was assigned to moderate the vice presidential debate between Tim Kaine and Mike Pence.
Senator Tim Kaine is the running mate of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton while Indiana Governor Mike Pence is the running mate of Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Quijano is currently working in CBSN, a 24-hour digital streaming network.
As moderator, Elaine asked the opening question and each candidate had two minutes to respond. The said debate was divide into nine segments. 10 minutes each.
She also used to work as a White House correspondent for CNN.
