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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Jimmy Kimmel broadcasts an interview with Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico only online, not on TV. The moderator criticizes threats from the FCC.
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Jimmy Kimmel played dumb on his Wednesday night show while obfuscating why his interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico will appear only on his YouTube channel, and not […]
Kimmel says Talarico interview won't air on TV under regulatory pressure from FCC
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel said the agency that regulates television “threatened” the show and that an interview with James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, will not air on television but on YouTube — thus bypassing any control or regulation by the Federal Communications Commission.
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