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.

America in the Morning Host John Trout Reflects on Tenure as Final Broadcast Nears

"I’m especially grateful to the hundreds of radio stations that carried our show.”

Bari Weiss’ The Free Press Sees 18% Uptick in Traffic During August

"“Because the president is overwhelmingly the most popular person on Truth Social with more than 13 million followers, it’s fair to look at the sinking traffic to the site as a gauge for his diminshed popularity and erratic performance as president."

Fox News Digital Leads News Websites in August 2026 Unique Visitors

NBCNews.com was the only outlet in the group to post annual growth, while ABC News and CNN recorded the largest percentage declines.

Scott Jennings: I Deserve An Apology After Mitch McConnell Returned to Senate

"Allow your humble reporter this brief moment of mature and dignified reflection. I told you so!”

Is SiriusXM Still Too Dependent on Howard Stern?

The question isn't whether SiriusXM has tried to diversify. Clearly, it has. The question is whether that effort has gone far enough to change the numbers when a star as big as Stern begins to start talking about life after SiriusXM.

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Joe Davis, Former Salem Media COO, Dies at 82

"He was our guide, our anchor, and our greatest supporter. I am a better man and a better father because of his example."

Ernie Johnson Hopes His Retirement Doesn’t Mean the End of Inside the NBA

"I would hope that they could continue the show in some form. And there are plenty of great studio hosts out there who could do what I do."

Ben Stevens Elevated To Full Time Co-Host of “D-Fish & Decker” at 97.1 The Fan

"Stevens has been a rotating fill-in host since 97.1 The Fan launched in May."

Borrell Associates: Digital Advertising Will Reach 80% of Local Ad Spending by 2030

Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."