Seattle Mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is calling on Sinclair Broadcast Group to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel’s show on KOMO-TV.
On Thursday, Wilson announced in front of KOMO Plaza—which houses the studios of KOMO-TV—that she will not participate in the October 8 debate at Seattle University, co-hosted by KOMO, unless Sinclair reverses its decision to pull Kimmel’s program from its stations.
She emphasized that her issue is with Sinclair, not KOMO’s local journalists, and accused the company of caving to pressure from the Trump administration. Wilson said she hopes public pressure—including protests and support from Sen. Maria Cantwell—will lead to Kimmel’s reinstatement…