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 Stephen A. Smith Used Sports Radio to Continue His Pay-Raise Crusade

Stephen A. knows how to stay relevant, and migrating his influence to radio hits on several stations keeps him relevant, it keeps First Take relevant, and more importantly, it keeps ESPN relevant.

Is Jeff Saturday The First or The Last?

I wonder if it changes the way analysts will discuss the game on TV. It would only make sense. The average NFL head coach salary is $6.6 million.

Gregg Giannotti Took On Kyrie Irving And Restored My Faith In Sports Radio

To hear a host shout "It's obvious what you do. You do the right thing!" about a player in his own market shouldn't be the outlier. It should be the rule.

5 Questions After ESPN, FOX Agree To Big 12 Extension

The agreement, while expected -- perhaps not this early, but expected -- did still leave several questions that I'm not sure can be answered immediately.

4 Takeaways From NAB Show New York

There's almost an expected doom-and-gloom anytime news or forecasts are released about the radio industry.

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Why Fox News’ Ratings Slump Isn’t the Warning Sign Everyone Thinks

People are tired, man. And oftentimes, the most likely answer is the correct one.

FOX Sports Turned World Series Pregame Coverage Into a Championship Performance

"In a broadcast where every detail mattered, FOX’s production staff delivered a performance worthy of the game's biggest stage."

Major League Baseball Has a Problem, and the NFL Is Only Part of It

"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."

Eutopia Credits Hard Work and New York Pride for SiriusXM Success

“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."