Wisconsin radio station confesses to altering Biden interview prior to broadcast at campaign's behest.

The Wisconsin progressive radio network made two edits to an interview with President Biden at his campaign's request, which the station said violated "journalistic interview standards."

On July 3, the Biden campaign requested two edits to an interview with Earl Ingram before it was aired. The interview aired the next day with two brief portions removed, including one where Biden made an incorrect statement about the "Central Park Five" case.

"On July 8th, Civic Media management reported that the Biden campaign requested two edits to a recorded phone interview before it was aired. The production team at the time deemed the requested changes non-substantive and broadcast the interview with two short segments removed."

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel first reported that the station posted two edited segments and the full, unedited interview.

"The station stated that due to the significance of the current political climate, the importance of public officials being scrutinized, and the need for transparency, it was crucial to disclose the information. Later, the station acknowledged that with a high-profile interview comes an expectation that journalistic standards will be upheld, even for non-news programming. However, the station did not meet those expectations."

The first edit to the interview occurred 5 minutes and 20 seconds in, with the removal of Biden's statement about having more Blacks in his administration than any other president, combined with major cabinet positions.

During his boastful speech about his administration's diversity, he mentioned the confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson.

The second edit was made at 14 minutes and 15 seconds, where he criticized former President Trump's call for the death penalty in 1989 for the "Central Park Five," the name for the wrongfully convicted Black and Latino youths in the rape of a New York jogger.

""

The Central Park case victim survived the brutal assault, but it seemed the campaign aimed to erase Biden's gaffe about her death.

A Biden campaign spokesperson stated to Planet Chronicle Digital that hosts have always been allowed to ask any questions and air the segments they believe will be most informative to their audience.

The show was criticized by Civic Media for accepting the changes, but the organization stated that it fully supports Earl Ingram and his team.

"The station stated that Earl is a valuable voice for Milwaukee and Wisconsin, and remains a vital member of the Civic Media organization. The station added that the decision to make the requested edits to the interview was made in good faith, although they disagree with the decision. The station also stated that this has been a learning experience and they will improve moving forward."

Last week, Ingram, a Biden supporter, was one of two radio hosts who received suggested questions from the Biden campaign for the interviews. Meanwhile, Andrea Lawful-Sanders of WURD in Philadelphia parted ways with her station following the disclosure.

The Journal-Sentinel reported that the interviews were scheduled to reassure voters of the president's abilities, but the revelation that both hosts were given questions ahead of time has raised doubts about the president's confidence in navigating unscripted conversations.

During his interview with Biden, Ingram was only able to ask a portion of the five questions he had prepared.

Biden's poor debate performance last month has led to doubts about his ability to defeat Trump, prompting calls from Democratic lawmakers and media allies for him to step down. Despite this, Biden has maintained that he will remain in the race.