Dominican University in San Rafael announced today that Tom Brokaw will moderate the Oct. 12 debate between Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman. The 6:30 p.m. debate will take place at Angelico Hall on the Dominican campus and will air on NBC stations around the state. Brokaw, anchor of the “NBC Nightly News” from 1982 to 2004, moderated the Oct. 7, 2008 Obama-McCain debate. In that debate, Brokaw enforced a no-response rule that appeared to frustrate Obama. At least one commentator labeled Brokaw’s performance as “terrible.” Going into the debate, critics on the left were concerned that Brokaw’s ties to the McCain campaign would make him a less than objective moderator. (Photo credit: Screen grab from NBC’s “Meet the Press,” 2008)