Wisconsin Radio Show Granted Biden Campaign Request To Edit Interview

The CEO of the Civic Media radio network conceded the show team’s decision did not meet journalistic standards.

The Wisconsin radio show that interviewed President Joe Biden in the aftermath of his poor debate performance made two edits to the interview released earlier this month at the direction of his campaign before airing it.

Sage Weil, the CEO and owner of Civic Media, the radio network that hosts “The Earl Ingram Show,” issued a statement Thursday explaining the timeline of events after Biden recorded the interview with host Earl Ingram on July 3. Their conversation was broadcast the next morning.

“On Monday, July 8th, it was reported to Civic Media management that immediately after the phone interview was recorded, the Biden campaign called and asked for two edits to the recording before it aired,” Weil said.

Weil said management investigated the matter and found “the production team at the time viewed the edits as non-substantive and broadcast and published the interview with two short segments removed.”

The organization shared the two edited parts, which amounted to 16 seconds, and also made the full unedited interview available for people to listen to.