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FCC Chair Brendan Carr told Hannity that ABC affiliates were right to drop Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday, saying broadcasters must serve the public interest and not politics.
Hours before the suspension of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Brendan Carr, chairman of the FCC, publicly suggested that Kimmel had contributed to a “concerted effort to try to lie to the American people.”
FCC chairman Brendan Carr has been a free speech proponent. Just look at his social media posts. But he has a problem with Jimmy Kimmel.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr described the “unprecedented” rejection of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel by local broadcasters on Wednesday as a “turning point” for legacy media outlets — which he argued have been serving viewers “progressive foie gras.”
American sports and political commentator Keith Olbermann has condemned FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for stepping away from his past remarks about political satire and free speech.
Nexstar and its rival Tegna will file paperwork for their pending $6.2 billion merger by Sept. 30.
Democratic leaders are demanding the Trump-appointed FCC director resign as criticisms mount over his comments about ABC and Jimmy Kimmel.
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