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.

Newsmax Host Rob Finnerty Embraced the Change Primetime Provided

"Change can be scary, and a lot of people can be held back because they aren't willing to change or step out of their comfort zone."

How WFLA Prepared to Cover a Once in a Century Hurricane to Hit Tampa

The station moved operations to Miami to ensure that it would be able to continue covering the storm should flooding and surges reach its studios.

Stories Like Response from 570 WWNC Should Be What Propels AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act to Passage

Moments like these -- not the flimsy whataboutisms that have been floated previously -- are the real reason that AM Radio should be preserved.

How Chad Lopez and 77 WABC Used the ‘Less is More’ Approach to Return to Prominence

"I think there has to be a reset a little bit on great content and putting the product first. Then, the money will follow."

Former WCBS 880 Anchor Brigitte Quinn Already Feels at Home at WICC

"The crew has been just amazing, so warm, so welcoming. It feels like home and I've only been here a week."

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Jemele Hill: Journalism Continues To Be Phased Out In Sports Broadcasting

"In an attention economy, what matters is who can draw the attention. Sometimes it doesn't matter often whether it's good attention or bad attention. If you can captivate audience, that is what your biggest selling point will be."

KBAY Bay Country Moves to 98.5 FM Officially

"The San Francisco Bay Area has long been underserved by a major country station, and we're ready to fill that void,"

CBS News Names Mike Pesca Podcast Editorial Director

He contributed to The Free Press, the publication founded, overseen, and later sold to CBS News by Bari Weiss.

Cam Newton Thankful for ESPN Experience: “Don’t Feel Sorry for Me. This Is a Part of the Industry.”

"You will not make me hate my experience with ESPN. What I've been able to garner with the face of sports media in Stephen A. Smith is something that I'll take to my grave."