The 2020 presidential debate moderators are set. These four journalists got the nod.

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The 2020 presidential debate moderators are set. These four journalists got the nod.
Chris Wallace listens to then-candidate Donald Trump in the final 2016 debate at UNLV in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2016.Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images
  • The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the four moderators for the 2020 debates on Wednesday.
  • Chris Wallace of Fox News, Susan Page of USA Today, Steve Scully of C-SPAN and Kristen Welker of NBC News were chosen.
  • Wallace, who moderated the final debate in 2016, will return for opening night on Sept. 29.
  • Page will moderate the VP debate on Oct. 7, while Scully will be in the chair for the second presidential debate on Oct. 15, and Welker will run the final one on Oct. 22.
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Four moderaters are set for the 2020 presidential debates.

The Commission on Presidential Debates released the picks on Wednesday:

  • Chris Wallace of Fox News
  • Susan Page of USA Today
  • Steve Scully of C-SPAN
  • Kristen Welker of NBC News

All but Wallace are first-timers, with the Fox News Sunday host returning after helming the final debate in 2016 between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Page will moderate the vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris on Oct. 7.

Scully will be in the chair for the second presidential debate on Oct. 15. In 2016, he was the backup moderator for each night.

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Welker will moderate the final faceoff between Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 22.

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