New York, NY (August 27)- Faith issues will be in the spotlight at both Republican and Democrat 2012 US national conventions and Odyssey Networks will be there to capture the key moments and engage the foremost spokespersons in both Tampa and Charlotte. The nation’s largest interfaith, non-profit media coalition will provide exclusive daily video reporting for a combined total of eight days, including action leading up to the opening gavel. The coverage will run on http://www.odysseynetworks.org.

The Odyssey team will be interviewing leading voices from a diverse faith community, exploring the effort made by both parties to appeal to crucial voting blocs in their quests for the presidency. The RNC coverage includes interviews with Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention; James Nicholson, former Ambassador to the Vatican; The Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, leading spokesperson for the Hispanic Evangelicals; Kelly Monroe Kullberg founder of the Veritas Forum; Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia; and representatives (to be announced) of the American Jewish Committee.

In one of the Odyssey videos Ishwar Singh, president of the Sikh Society of Central Florida, discusses making history as the first Sikh to speak at a national convention: