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.

8% of Podcast Listeners Pay Attention to Ads, New YouGov Study Shows

“One of the most distinctive things about podcast ads is how frequently they’re not listened to."

Lesley Stahl Inks Contract Extension with 60 Minutes

It is unclear if Lesley Stahl views this as her final contract with the network.

Futuri Launches TopLine Enterprise Revenue Intelligence Platform for Media Sales

According to the company, early adopters reported an average 11-times return on investment. They also shared 34% revenue growth within 90 days.

Scott Galloway, CBS News Offer Conflicting Stories on 60 Minutes Talks

"Bari specifically reached out to me about getting involved. I know I didn’t initiate this conversation.”

Glenn Beck Reflects on Leaving Fox News to Launch Blaze Media 15 Years Later

"I didn't want to do a podcast. I wanted to show that we could do a network. We were the first."

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. "