TV host Jimmy Kimmel says his interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will not air on television due to pressure from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Speaking on his talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, on Wednesday, Kimmel said the FCC, under Donald Trump’s presidency, had threatened him and his show “based on simple traditional
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate running for senator in Texas, has spoken out after ABC pulled his sit-down with Jimmy Kimmel over FCC concerns. The interview will instead be posted to the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” YouTube channel on Thursday night. “Government censorship should be a concern to all of us, regardless of our political party,”
[Trump’s] FCC has threatened me, threatened our show, threatened our network, ABC, our affiliates, our local stations based on simple, traditional editorial decisions, guest bookings, it would seem they don’t like. And so, out of consideration for our local stations, especially our ABC affiliates in Texas who would have to deal with this nonsense, my
Another late-night talk show has pre-empted an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico: This time, it’s ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” On Wednesday’s episode of “JKL,” Kimmel revealed that his interview with Talarico, who’s running for Senate as the Texas Democratic candidate, won’t be aired on the show’s over-the-air broadcast. Instead, it will be shown
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Andy Holloway cohosts the Fantasy Footballers podcast with his friends Jason Moore and Mike Wright. The show is one of the premier fantasy sports podcasts, netting over 2 million monthly listeners and numerous awards, including Best Sports Podcast from iHeartRadio and People’s Choice at the Podcast Awards four years in a row. Holloway’s goal has