ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel says interview with Senate candidate Talarico will not air on network
Kimmel said the segment will stream online after FCC equal-time pressure, following a similar YouTube posting of Colbert’s Talarico interview that drew 9.5 million views.
- 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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James Talarico On FCC Kimmel Row “Most Dangerous Form Of Cancel Culture”
Jimmy Kimmel is interviewing James Talarico today but his interview will only stream on YouTube after the late-night host said pressure from the FCC has prevented Disney from airing it on ABC. The Texas Democrat, who is running for Senate, responded to the news and called the move the “most dangerous form of cancel culture”. […]
In fact, the Democrat James Talarico was supposed to appear on Jimmy Kimmel's TV show. It didn't happen, the talker is now accusing the US media. It's not the first late night guest game Talaricos to burst.
Jimmy Kimmel Claims FCC Is Blocking His James Talarico Interview — But That’s Not The Truth
Jimmy Kimmel says the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is effectively keeping his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico off ABC, portraying the situation as political interference by President Donald Trump’s administration. But that characterization leaves out a crucial part of what’s actually happening. The FCC has not prohibited Kimmel from interviewing Talarico. Nor […]
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