Katie Drummond
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2,740 appearances
19 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 6d ago
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When did you get your first inkling that something about the FCC was changing?
I mean, when did you have that first moment of, wait a minute, this actually doesn't feel quite right.
This doesn't feel like quite what we ought to be doing or what ought to be done with regards to how we are handling our oversight and our purview.
And what did you see in those initial days and months from the networks themselves, from CBS, from ABC, from NBC, in terms of that tension between do we fight or do we capitulate?
My very strong recollection is that there was a lot of capitulation happening, unless I'm mistaken.
Sure.
I mean, they appear to be very selective in sort of what they are deciding to take action on and what they're not.
I'm curious, for you as a commissioner, as you are watching this unfold, let's say you're watching the FCC approve that merger, for example, where are the lines for you in terms of your ability to...
fight that, to say we should not be doing this.
I mean, what kind of authority does a commissioner have within the FCC to combat some of what you're seeing?
Now, I have to ask, I do want to turn to Disney, but you mentioned that there are usually five commissioners and right now there are three.
What happened to the other two?
Where are they?
What would you imagine would be the reason to not replace them?
Well, let's talk about Disney.
So in your letter, which you wrote to Disney's CEO, you point out several actions the FCC has taken, right?
They include targeting Jimmy Kimmel, of course, investigating The View, and calling up eight of ABC's affiliate stations for renewal.
That's the one that you called in the letter, quote, the most egregious assault.
Can you explain to us what that means?
What does it mean to call up affiliates for renewal and why that specifically is so egregious relative to the other two examples?
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