Blair Garner and Pete Buttigieg on "The Blair Garner Show." (Eric Garner)Longtime country radio host Blair Garner knows that listeners tune into his show for the music and celebrity guests, so after he booked an interview with Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg last week, he sent a letter in advance to his affiliate stations. They granted him permission to post the full interview on his SoundCloud account, but it was not allowed on the radio. "Cumulus Nashville's programming managers made the decision not to air Blair Garner's pre-recorded interview with Mayor Pete Buttigieg because of the large number of political candidates currently in this race,” the statement read. “I feel we are not defined by that aspect of our lives; he’s a politician who happens to be gay, I’m a country radio host who happens to be gay,” Garner said.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2019 22:58 UTC