Garrett Searight

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Garrett Searight is Barrett Media's News Editor, which includes writing daily news stories, features, and opinion columns. He joined Barrett Media in 2022 after a decade leading several radio brands in several formats, as well as a 5-year stint working in local television. In addition to his work with Barrett Media, he is a radio and TV play-by-play broadcaster. Reach out to him at Garrett@BarrettMedia.com.

The Watch: The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, CNN

It feels clear that Blitzer is being used as an on-the-job mentor to Brown to be one of the next faces of what CNN hopes is a renaissance.

Manda Factor Has Seen Her Career Come Full Circle by Joining KIRO Newsradio 97.3 for Seattle’s Morning News

"I started listening when I was probably seven or eight years old. It was a little bit young to be a news junkie, but that's when I started and I knew that I always wanted to land a KIRO. It's legendary not just in Seattle, but across the country."

The Interview: The Mark Blazor Show, 610 WTVN

Sometimes, the true testament of an interview's ability is finding the right things to ask in a breaking news situation with plenty of unanswered questions.

How News/Talk Radio Used Sports Media as a Pipeline for New Talent

"When people ask me what happened, I say I grew up."

Ratings Roundup: MSNBC Sees Top Rating of 2025 Amid Market Turmoil After Donald Trump Announced New Tariff Plan

The network also saw its highest total day ratings of 2025 during the week of March 31st.

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KXnO Host Trent Condon On Station Layoffs by iHeartMedia: Listener’s Local Voice Was “Taken Away”

"My heart aches for the people, my friends, and for my colleagues. For the people that made the station what it is. The people that lost their jobs yesterday as corporate came down with a mandate of the layoffs. People that worked incredibly hard to give you listeners a product."

Cumulus Names Mike Fabian as VP/Market Manager in Boise

Cumulus Media has named Mike Fabian as Vice President...

Kixie 107 Welcomes Back Beloved Jackson Radio Personality Lady Vee

"Our listeners have missed her incredible energy and vibrant voice. Kixie 107 just wasn't the same without her."

Dianna Russini Timeline of Resignation From The Athletic Began With Confrontation on Easter Sunday

"Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel reportedly worked together to coordinate their responses to The Post. Rather than calling her direct bosses first, The Times states she reached out to New York Times Company CEO Meredith Kopit Levien."