Kimmel Moves Talarico Interview From ABC to YouTube After FCC Threats
Kimmel said FCC threats and equal-time concerns pushed the interview online, adding that broadcasters face new pressure over political guest bookings.
- Jimmy Kimmel announced Thursday that his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will air on YouTube instead of his broadcast show, citing threats from the Federal Communications Commission.
- In January, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr directed daytime and late-night talk shows to offer equal airtime to all political candidates, effectively ending long-standing exemptions for 'bona fide news interviews.'
- Host Stephen Colbert faced similar pressure when CBS pulled his Talarico interview in February, while Kimmel noted he had previously interviewed Donald Trump as a candidate without licensing threats.
- Talarico, challenging Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton for a U.S. Senate seat, previously raised $2.5 million within 24 hours after a late-night interview aired online earlier this year.
- Broadcasters maintain they possess broad First Amendment protections regarding guest selection, though critics warn that using license threats to influence editorial content raises constitutional concerns.
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American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel says that under pressure from the FCC regulator, he had to decide not to conduct an interview with a Democratic Senate candidate…
This decision was made because of a threat from the Federal Communications Authority.
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According to the TV host, the Federal Communications Commission threatened him and his show.
American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel did not air an interview with Democratic politician James Talarico following "threats" from the FCC, the media regulator. The FCC has close ties with President Donald Trump. It is not the first time there have been problems with interviews with James Talarico.
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