39 | Friday, September 19, 2025What to know about Brendan Carr, the head of the Federal Communications Commission Print | Front Page | Email this story To:From:Message:From (email):Message:WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC took comic Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show off the air indefinitely Wednesday, just hours after Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr called his comments about Charlie Kirk's assassination "truly sick." In the months since, he has launched investigations of ABC, CBS and NBC news. It is time for a change," Carr said in July, after the FCC approved CBS owner Paramount's $8 billion merger with Skydance. Here's what to know about Carr:Carr is a longtime FCC commissionerThe FCC regulates broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr was already a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCC's general counsel.