Overview

• The presenter said his participation in the October 15 march and extensive media exposure triggered internal discomfort that kept the program off air on October 15, 16 and 17.
• He characterized the halt as a mutually agreed pause rather than a formal sanction.
• He met with the general manager the day after the march and asserted that none of his statements violated his contract.
• He said managers were nervous about what he would say that night, noting an interview and a VTR about the march had been scheduled.
• The channel’s board is slated to decide the show’s future on October 20, and he rejected claims he marched with extremists.