The 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit presented by Point to Point Marketing continues to get stronger. We are excited today to add five more accomplished speakers to this summer’s show. Their additions bring our speakers total to 53. Many more will be announced in the weeks and months ahead. The Summit takes place June 30-July 2 at the SVA Theatre in New York City. The News Summit is on 6/30, Sports on 7/1, and Music on 7/2.
A few folks I spoke to recently shared that budget challenges are forcing them to wait to confirm plans. My advice, reach out to IMAR Entertainment. They have barter opportunities available to help attendees reduce costs. To learn more, click here.
I also suggest reserving your hotel room with Hotel Hayden sooner rather than later. We struck a deal to make sure folks have affordable lodging, but once our block is full we can’t add more. Rates in NYC during the week of the show are not cheap, so don’t wait until the last minute and put yourself in a jam. Details on how to reserve your room can be found here just below the speakers list.
Summit Sale Starts NOW
In addition, we are introducing a SALE through Wednesday, April 22nd to help attendees save $25 on 1-day, 2-day and 3-day passes. One-day and/or Two-day passes can be used for either day(s). If that’s not enough, we are also introducing a special cluster rate for Executives and Tri-State area GMs/Market Managers to save even more. We have kept prices lower this year to encourage more professionals to attend. Tickets are available here.
Meet The Speakers
Jimmy Failla: Jimmy is a popular TV host, Radio Host, and New York Times Best Selling Author. The former New York City cab driver hosts Fox News Saturday Night w/ Jimmy Failla. He also appears regularly on all of Fox’s top shows including Hannity, Jesse Watters Primetime, and the Ingraham Angle. His Nationally Syndicated Radio Show, Fox Across America w/ Jimmy Failla airs daily on 165 radio stations. In addition, Jimmy is the author of the New York Times Best Seller, “Cancel Culture Dictionary.” His one hour standup special, “They’re Just Jokes,” is the highest rated comedy on the Fox Nation streaming platform.
Jim Kerr: Q104.3’s morning host has been entertaining listeners for over fifty years. A radio hall of famer and staple of the New York City radio scene, Jim has loved the industry since first cracking the mic at age 14 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He’s worked in Howell, Ann Arbor, and Detroit, Michigan, Orlando, Florida, and Chicago, Illinois, and became New York’s youngest morning show host at WPLJ, earning the job at 21 years old. He has worked mornings for six NYC stations, including WPLJ and Q104.3. He is the longest running morning radio personality in NYC history.
Skip Dillard: Skip serves as Audacy’s Format Vice President of Rhythmic Adult Contemporary and Throwback Formats and brand manager of 94.7 The Block in NYC. He joined the company in 2021 following 12 years as VP and Operations Manager of WBLS and WLIB. Dillard’s career has included hosting and programming stints in Detroit, Buffalo, New Orleans, San Francisco and Washington D.C. He also served as Top 40 and Urban Managing Editor for Billboard Magazine’s “Airplay Monitor” from 2003 to 2004. Born in Queens and raised in Greensboro NC, Skip is a graduate of Hampton University with a B.A. in mass-media.
Phil Boyce: Salem Media Group’s Senior Vice President of all Spoken Word Formats has led the company to consistent radio and digital programming success since February 2012. Prior to joining the group to oversee and teach programming for news/talk and business stations, Phil spent 14 years as program director at WABC in New York City, where he hired Sean Hannity, syndicating his show nationally via ABC in 2001. He later hired Mark Levin and took him into syndication too in 2006. Earlier in his career, he led WJR in Detroit, hiring Paul W. Smith and Mitch Albom. Many consider Phil one of the best programming minds in the history of news/talk radio.
Paul Mason: Paul has called Nashville home since April 2020, when he arrived to lead the programming department at 104.5 The Zone. Under his watch, The Zone has dominated the local sports scene, delivering strong local programming and live broadcasts of Tennessee Titans football. He became Spoken Word Programming Operations Manager in 2024, adding programming duties for SuperTalk 99.7 WTN. Prior to moving to music city, he served as PD of NewsTalk 850 WFTL and Fox Sports 640 in West Palm Beach. He also spent six years in Cincinnati as the Assistant Program Director of 700WLW.
Sponsorships
We want to thank and welcome Jim Cutler, and the Salem Radio Network as partners of this year’s Summit. Eighteen (18) groups are supporting this year’s show. We expect a few more to sign on this week. Sponsorship opportunities remain available but are filling up fast. For more information, contact Stephanie Eads at Stephanie@BarrettMedia.com.
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Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America’s top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing ‘The Dan Patrick Show’ and ‘GameNight’. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
