WCHS TV in Charleston, West Virginia has lifted its embargo against Independent Congressional candidate and former CBS and NBC newsman Ed Rabel.<\/p>\n
On it\u2019s 5:30 news broadcast yesterday afternoon<\/a>, WCHS mentioned Rabel\u2019s candidacy for the first time.<\/p>\n On the segment, WCHS TV newsman Kennie Bass reported on the campaign ads being run by the candidates in the second Congressional district race — Nick Casey (D), Alex Mooney (R) and Ed Rabel (I).<\/p>\n The Ed Rabel segment focused on a video released by the Rabel campaign last week titled Man in Black. <\/a><\/p>\n The video shows Ed Rabel in the West Virginia countryside explaining why he always wears black — to the words of Johnny Cash\u2019s classic song — Man in Black.<\/p>\n Last week, Rabel alleged that his campaign was banned by WCHS TV<\/a> news director Matt Snyder.<\/p>\n Snyder didn\u2019t like an op-ed article Rabel wrote last year for the Charleston Gazette.<\/p>\n Rabel\u2019s article was titled \u201cLocal TV \u2018News\u2019 is a Waste of Your Time.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n The station management issued a directive that no story would be aired on the station about Rabel\u2019s independent campaign for Congress.<\/p>\n \u201cNot after what Rabel said in his Charleston Gazette op-ed,\u201d Snyder said.<\/p>\n Last week, national media critics, including Jim Romenesko,<\/a> picked up the story of the station banning Rabel.<\/p>\n And today, WCHS relented and mentioned Rabel\u2019s campaign for the first time on the air.<\/p>\n \u201cAll\u2019s well that ends well,\u201d Rabel said. \u201cThere\u2019s no place in America for censorship — whether corporate or government. All candidates on the ballot deserve a fair shake from the media.\u00a0Our democracy relies on an informed citizenry.\u201d<\/p>\n Rabel, a West Virginia native, was the news director at WCHS during the early 1960s before moving on to an award winning career at CBS News and NBC News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" WCHS TV in Charleston, West Virginia has lifted its embargo against Independent Congressional candidate and former CBS and NBC newsman Ed Rabel. On it\u2019s 5:30 news broadcast yesterday afternoon, WCHS mentioned Rabel\u2019s candidacy for the first time. On the segment, … Continue reading