Episode Details
Back to EpisodesJimmy Kimmel’s Suspension and the Power of the FCC
Episode 1892
Published 1 year ago
Description
After the late-night TV host makes a wrong remark about Charlie Kirk’s killer, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr threatens to get regulators involved, and shortly later Kimmel's show is dropped by Nexstar and suspended by Disney. Is this a breach of First Amendment free speech? And why is the FCC even regulating broadcast TV content, amid the streaming deluge?
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.