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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.

Shawn Anderson Handles News at WTOP With a Breakneck Pace

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"I think there's such a thing as going too fast. I think our pace and rhythm is...as fast as a CHR station."

Public Radio Week: Craig Swagler Was Excited By What WYPR and WTMD Could Offer

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Swagler joined Baltimore Public Radio last year after 22 years at CBS News Radio.

WWE Pulled Rabbit Out of the Hat Massive Netflix Deal

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Things looked slightly dire for WWE when it couldn't reach an agreement with FOX to keep SmackDown on linear TV. But now the company looks a massive winner.

Public Radio Week: Robert Sanchez Found Solace at Nashville Public Radio

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"I needed a break from the news, which had just become so draining. The Buffalo Supermarket shooting was kind of the last straw for me."

Ken Charles is an Evangelist for Talk Radio

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"I have to put on my evangelic hat, and I have to go out, and we all have to go out and we need to do a better job of evangelizing for this format."
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Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

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"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

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"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

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"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

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"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."