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.

How KDKA Transformed Overnights to Grow Its Future and Reach Younger Audiences

"The overwhelming feedback has been positive. It makes us local, it gives us a bench ... it makes the radio station's brand bigger and connects us in different areas."

Steve Cochran Isn’t Looking in the Rear View Mirror After WLS-AM 890 Exit

"(WLS) and I were never a natural fit. But I believe -- and I believe they believed -- that we could do something and deliver something ... everybody wasn't rowing the boat in the same direction, but I'm good."

Do Sports Radio Hosts Still Reflect The Attitude of Their Audiences?

There seems to be a disconnect between the vitriol spit out by sports radio hosts and the feelings from the normal, average, run-of-the-mill fan.

‘Ramblin’ Ray Stevens Relishes Opportunity to Wake Up Chicago on WLS-AM 890

"If you go up to a Coke machine, and you press a Coke, a Coke better come out. And that's what we're gonna give (conservative listeners) in the mornings."

WBEN 930 Brand Manager Lisa Polizzi Wanted to Be In the Thick of the News in Buffalo

"I wanted to get back into news coverage and go into breaking news mode ... I loved it since I walked in the door."

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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."