Tackling the thorny Jimmy Kimmel situation, the head of the National Association of Broadcasters said “government pressure on media” also happened during the Obama and Biden administrations.

Weighing in after Kimmel’s suspension in a blog post that did not mention ABC , Disney or President Trump by name, NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt called this “an unprecedented time in media history” requiring “a direct conversation about what’s at stake.”

Kimmel’s show was suspended indefinitely by ABC after major station owners Nexstar and Sinclair removed it, citing jokes by the late-night host about the reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. The removal of the show followed open threats to Disney by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. Talks are ongoing among stakeholders to seek a resol

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