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.

Lesley Stahl’s 60 Minutes Extension Is a Band-Aid, Not a Fix

For years, people compared a 60 Minutes correspondent chair to a Supreme Court seat: once you got it, it was yours for life. This year proved that's not actually true.

Approaching The Summit: Dave Tepper, KOA 850 and 94.1

"It always reminds me of what we hear about NCAA Basketball Final Four weekend, where up-and-coming coaches go to mingle and share resumes with high-level programs."

2026 Political Advertising to Reach Record $11.6 Billion, AdImpact Forecast Shows

The revised estimate would make the cycle the most expensive on record and represents a 4% increase compared to the 2024 presidential election.

Approaching The Summit: Phil Boyce, Salem Media

"For those of us who love the spoken word formats, it is crucial that we get together to support each other and learn from others who have been there before."

CBS News Names Trevor Phillips as Senior Global Affairs Correspondent

"Trevor’s deep knowledge of geopolitics and history will be an incredible asset at CBS News..."

Breaking

Why Former Radio Executive Dan Mason Finally Wrote His Life Story

"Some of it is personal, some of it involves radio, some of it involves sports broadcasting, which I did, and some of it involves acting, which I did."

Explaining The Difficult Balance in Sports Reporting That the Public Never Considers

"Fans judge reporters by the stories they publish. They never see the ones that stay in a notebook because they don't affect the game, the team or the public."

Can The Wall Street Journal Challenge The New York Times in the Podcasting Race?

The Daily didn't become a juggernaut overnight, and The Wall Street Journal's next big audio bet likely won't either. Still, the ingredients are there, and the ambition is obvious.

WMMS Radio Host Alan Cox Afternoon Drive On Success

"If the phones were down and the internet were down and everything was down, I would still be able to do a show, and it wouldn't be fumbling for four hours. "