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The FCC Chair pushed back on "censorship" claims after the talk show host said CBS did not allow him to air a scheduled interview.
Brendan Carr cited the federal requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Brendan Carr downplayed controversy around an interview “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert conducted with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D) that was allegedly blocked from airing on CBS.
Late-night has found itself in the center of another brouhaha involving the Federal Communications Commission. The Late Show host Stephen Colbert made headlines last night when he said that CBS lawyers had prevented him from having Texas state representative James Talarico on Monday's episode as a result of new guidance from FCC Chair Brendan
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert 's latest saga with his soon-to-be-former network is putting a national spotlight on a Texas state representative.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched a probe into ABC’s “The View” after the program held an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, according to multiple outlets.
FCC Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez called CBS's move to "censor" Stephen Colbert another example of "corporate capitulation" to the Trump administration.