Brendan Carr (FCC)
Brendan Carr is an attorney who serves as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, a federal agency that regulates radio and television broadcasting, cable television, satellite and some broadband-based services in the United States.
Carr was appointed to the FCC as a Commissioner in 2017 by President Donald Trump during his first term in office; he was confirmed to a consecutive 6-year term as Commissioner in 2023 by former President Joe Biden, and appointed to the role of Chairman by Trump during his second term in office in January 2025.
Prior to his government work, Carr was an attorney at the law firm Wiley Rein, where he practiced on telecommunications-related litigation.
FCC chairman targets “The View” after getting Jimmy Kimmel suspended
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has weighed revoking the "news program" status of ABC's roundtable discussion show "The View."
Law firm files FCC complaint against TV station over Kimmel monologue
The complaint filed by the Center for American Rights targets KABC-TV, located in the broadcast market of Disney's corporate headquarters.
Nexstar denies FCC scrutiny factored into pre-emption of Jimmy Kimmel’s show
Nexstar says its decision to pull "Jimmy Kimmel Live" from its ABC affiliates was not related to its business deals that require FCC approval.
Trump urges FCC to pull TV station licenses over negative coverage
President Donald Trump suggested the FCC should revoke broadcast licenses from stations tied to networks that air overwhelmingly negative coverage of him.
House lawmakers want FCC chairman to testify on Kimmel remarks
Lawmakers are working toward a path that would compel FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to testify on his handling of matters involving local broadcasters.
Broadcasters who criticized Jimmy Kimmel have deals pending before FCC
Nexstar wants to merge with TEGNA, and Sinclair is in the process of buying and selling TV stations — all of which require approval from the FCC.
Sinclair demands Jimmy Kimmel make personal donation to Charlie Kirk’s non-profit
Sinclair said it wants Jimmy Kimmel to apologize for a monologue he delivered on Monday and has demanded high-level talks with ABC executives before it returns his show to their affiliates.
ABC pulls “Jimmy Kimmel Live” amid threats from FCC chairman
Broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair raised public objections on Wednesday to Kimmel's monologue that aired on their ABC-affiliated stations two days earlier.
FCC chairman wants prisons to jam cell phone signals
Later this month, the FCC will vote on a proposal that will allow prisons to jam cell phones belonging to inmates.
AT&T acquires spectrum licenses from Echostar amid FCC pressure
AT&T will buy $23 billion in spectrum from Echostar after FCC pressure, expanding its 5G reach while Echostar leans on AT&T for Boost Mobile service.
Comcast says FCC should reject “two-tier” TV station ownership proposal
The NBC Universal owner said the federal agency should not impose separate ownership rules for networks and independent station groups.
Trump suggests pulling broadcast licenses of NBC, ABC stations
Trump complains that ABC News and NBC News regularly publish "bad stories" about him, and suggested the networks lose their local TV licenses.