On his Twitter page Blare Garner said Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg was the only candidate who asked him for an interview. Then he tweeted, “My employer decided I couldn’t air it – but I did get permission to post it on my personal Soundcloud page.”
Hillreporter.com quotes garner saying he would have enthusiastically interviewed any candidate including President Trump. “It was simply that Mayor Pete showed up, and made the ask.”
A Cumulus spokesperson told the website “The decision was made by local programming management based solely on concerns related to the application of the FCC’s Equal Time Rule. The effects of the FCC’s Equal Time Rule are widely understood and considered whenever these types of issues arise.”
Picture courtesy Blair Garner Twitter page
A somewhat surprising stance from Cumulus, whose CEO Mary Berner is also gay.