After an interesting hour and a half of the first presidential debate (open in new tab), voters may be interested in, or perhaps even fearful of, the second presidential debate between Joe Biden and President Donald Trump, which doesn't take place until October 15, and will be hosted by political veteran The next meeting between the two presidential candidates, moderated by Steve Scully, could be a bit more streamlined than the first.

First, the format is different. (Open in new tab) Instead of a moderator calling the shots, it will be more like a town hall meeting, with questions coming from the citizens of Miami, Florida, where the second debate will be held.

Also, the moderator will change: the moderator will be Scully, C-SPAN's political editor and moderator of the Washington Journal, and while there is no guarantee that the second debate will not be a dumpster fire like the first, Scully's famously calm demeanor may make things easier. Here's what you need to know about him.

Scully has worked for C-SPAN since 1991 (opens in new tab). He is currently a producer, correspondent, and host of the morning show "The Washington Journal." She also covers White House coverage for the station. He also serves on the board of the White House Correspondents' Association and was its president from 2006 to 2007.

John Oliver, host of HBO's Last Week Tonight, once featured Scully on his show. Calling him "the most patient man on television," he presents a clip from the Washington Journal, a morning show on C-SPAN hosted by Scully. During the show, viewers call in to give their thoughts on what the show is covering that day, or literally what they care about. The following clips will make you want to agree with Oliver.

In the interview, Scully reveals how he came to his calm demeanor. 'I grew up in a family with 12 brothers and sisters. So I have Rush Limbaugh and Rachel Maddow in my family," he said on the radio broadcast The Frame (opens in new tab). 'So you can imagine what the dinner conversation is like on Thanksgiving and Christmas. So you can imagine what the dinner conversation will be like on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We are a town hall forum, and this is what America is thinking."

"Um, it's a small world," Scully explained in a 2011 Cable Center interview (opens in new tab), explaining his background and how he got into politics.

"It was pretty traditional, as you know. I came to school in Washington, D.C., went to American University and did a couple of internships." I interned for Joe Biden, who was the U.S. Senator from Delaware at the time, and that gave me my first opportunity to see politics up close in Washington, D.C.

Scully then worked for Senator Kennedy on the 1980 election campaign before receiving a scholarship to attend graduate school at Northwestern University. He had originally planned to continue on to graduate school and then law school, but fell in love with journalism while in school.

Last July, Scully and President Trump met for a one-on-one interview. Sully asked President Trump about his relationship with China, former presidents he speaks with and why, and a typical day in his life. This is a good example of the questions Sully will ask President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden during the debate.

During the 2016 presidential debate, Scully was the backup moderator. He did not have to rush to anyone's rescue, but told Politico that he was fully prepared if they needed him to step in.

"I have a file," Scully said before the first debate last year. 'If they call me at 8:59 p.m., I'm ready. "

To prepare for these debates, he had to watch recent presidential debates and review transcripts of recent interviews with President Trump and Hillary Clinton. Therefore, he may have used the same research process for the second presidential debate.