The hearing is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. (ET) on Thursday. It will be shown via a pool broadcast that will air on several networks, including ESPN, where it will air live.
Simpson, 70, will appear video conference from Lovelock Correctional Facility in Nevada, where he has been incarcerated since 2008. The four-person parole commission will be in Carson City, Nev.Simpson was found guilty in 2008 on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping after a confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel room over merchandise he claimed belonged to him. He was sentenced to nine-to-33 years in prison. If he is paroled, which is possible according to legal experts,he could be released Oct. 1.