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.

Gordon Borrell Believes in the Bevy of Options Available to Local Advertisers in 2024

"Advertisers are willing to experiment. They've got twice as many choices out there today."

Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren Are at the Perfect Spot on KFI AM-640

"I would drive my car into a bridge abutment if I had to drive into work every day knowing I was going to do four hours of politics."

What Does Norah O’Donnell Leaving CBS Evening News Mean for the Future of TV News?

It appears as if O'Donnell purposely sought out an exit from the anchor chair. What does that idea say about the importance of the network newscast in 2024?

How Erick Erickson Turned The Gathering Into a Must-See Event for Listeners

"We have people coming from 47 of 50 states. We have people from every one of my radio markets from around the country coming."

Sounds Profitable’s Tom Webster Believes Podcasting Has a Bright and Profitable Future

"I think one of things we have to unlock in this business is continuing to make it easy, and frictionless, and risk free to buy the smaller shows at scale with the kind of targeting that podcasting enables."

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Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

"Howard was the ultimate slave to the art. Perhaps he finally doesn't want to be anymore"

Why Curtis Sliwa Refuses to Be a Donald Trump Echo Chamber on 710 WOR

"I made that very clear in coming back: I was not going to become an echo chamber for Donald Trump. It's proven to be very successful for us."

Inside Andrew Perloff’s Reunion With Paul Pabst To Launch ‘Not So Fast’ on NBC Sports NOW

"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."

Four Things Music Radio Can Learn from the Savannah Bananas

"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."