PBS President Paula Kerger has felt the heat from politicians over government funding before. But this time the FCC is focusing on the nonprofit's sponsorships.
Turning toward the radio industry, the Federal Communications Commission is looking into whether iHeartMedia is compelling artists perform at its upcoming country music festival for free or reduced pay in exchange for more favorable airplay.
Chair Brendan Carr slammed his predecessors at the department after they criticized him for his probing of major broadcast outlets he has said are unfair to
Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow slammed “President Musk” and shared a video showing her Tesla car driving away on a truck bed.
FCC chair Carr hit back at three of his predecessors accusing them of “partisan” bias and “Trump Derangement Syndrome” over condemnation of his media crackdown.
NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, NPR and KCBS radio all have one thing in common: They’re under scrutiny from the Federal Communications Commission, which is now being led by Brendan Carr, a Republican who has praised President Donald Trump as a leader in combating bias in the media.
The Trump administration is finally prioritizing the interests of taxpayers and ensuring that government serves the public interest, no longer institutionalized left-wing special interests.
FCC Chair Carr, a Trump appointee, has said he will investigate PBS and NPR, which both receive government funding, to see if government rules around the naming of financial sponsors on the air has been violated.
In the blizzard of executive orders, Resolute desk pronouncements and mass firings of President Donald Trump’s first weeks in office, it’s easy to lose sight of what has been happening at the FCC and its chilling effect on the media.
President Donald Trump's administration moved this week in an executive order to give the president greater control over independent regulatory agencies. New Mexico U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján has raised concerns about actions by one such agency, the Federal Communications Commission, which could affect New Mexico's public media.
also said in a statement that the service has adhered to the FCC guidelines on underwriting messages. As far as the fate of federal funding for PBS is concerned, Kerger is used to playing defense ...
"We have worked with the FCC to make sure that we’re complying in the spirit of what they believe we should be doing.” Read more:The Conversation: PBS President Paula Kerger on replacing ...