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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.

Stephen A. Smith Doesn’t Create Stars, ESPN Does

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Smith taking credit for the success of First Take contributors makes him look like a vulture more than a king-maker.

No Matter How Successful Kim Komando Gets, She’ll Never Stop Refining Her Craft

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"About every six months, I sit down and I reinvent the show. I go in and say 'Ok, this works. This doesn't. This feels old. This doesn't feel fresh.'"

Pittsburgh Native Colin Dunlap Knows the Importance of Hosting Afternoons on KDKA

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"It not lost on me -- even if it is with some people my age -- what that mic flag means ... There's a responsibility that when you talk into that microphone."

Can Rich Shertenlieb Lead a Charge Of Sports Hosts Leaving Sports Radio Stations?

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Like Mark Madden, Rich Shertenlieb is doing sports talk on a classic rock station. Could that trend grow?

What Are The Radio Pet Peeves From News/Talk’s Top Leaders?

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"I think too many show hosts come in and just expect the callers to carry the show."
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Why Howard Stern Doesn’t Need Daily Radio Anymore

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"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

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"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

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"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

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"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."