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.

Nobody Looks Good in 670 The Score vs John Schriffen Feud

Nothing makes you look like an insecure bully quite like not being able to take it when you've already dished it out.

How WTOP Consistently Became Radio’s Top Revenue Generator

"You can't just go in there and present. You have to go in and have a good conversation ... and uncover what their needs and where you can help."

How 1010 WINS Reshaped Its Sound to Appeal to Gen X and Millennials

"If you think about it, those folks are now 35, 40, 45, 50. They're the news consumers of today...so I said to myself 'What do they want?'"

Can Doug Gottlieb Really Be a FOX Sports Radio Host and D1 Head Coach at the Same Time?

Not only is this a gamble for UW-Green Bay, it's a gamble for FOX Sports Radio and Gottlieb. There's a very real possibility he could lose two jobs by doing neither of them to the best of his ability.

What Sid Rosenberg and Mike Gallagher Learned By Visiting Israel

"It changed everything for me. We came back and joined a Temple ... I'm a lot more serious about the religion than I was before I went."

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WTOP’s Joel Oxley Reflects on Career, Future Ahead of NAB National Radio Award Honor

“From the bottom of my heart, I am so appreciative of all the people that I’ve worked with all these years. I’m glad I’m going to be able to get up there and say some good thank-yous.”

Inside Derek Papa’s Difficult Personal Journey at KNBR

"I respect everyone that deals with things in their personal life and then have to do a job. It's easier to do when you don't have to go live on the radio."

Nick Saban’s Process Is a Radio Programming Playbook

"A play was six seconds, and that was all that mattered in the moment. "

Your Bubble Isn’t the Whole Music Business

"I need an EDM sherpa to help me navigate this landscape."