Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette will appear in two gubernatorial debates this October.

WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids will host the first debate at 7 p.m. on Oct. 12. Rick Albin, host of WOOD-TV's political show "To the Point," will moderate the debate. WDIV Local 4's Kimberly Gill and Devin Scillian will moderate the second debate in Detroit, which will take place from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m on Oct. 24.