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.

Conclave Adds Ken Levine as Keynote Speaker For Final Edition

Ken Levine is joining the speaker lineup for Conclave 45. The longtime broadcaster and television writer brings a career spanning radio, comedy, sports and...

How Mitch Albom Convinced Christopher Gabriel to Give Talk Radio a Try

"Without skipping a beat, he goes, 'I think you'd be pretty good as a talk show host.' And I thought, well, I did radio in college — I never thought about that."

Stephen A. Smith’s Guest List Complaint Says More About Him Than His Absent Guests

Perhaps they don't see it as the platform he believes it to be. Perhaps they've weighed the risk of a combative format against the reward and decided to pass. Either way, his monologue invites a question he didn't ask himself: what does his guest list actually say about him?

WBAL NewsRadio Ends Local Midday Programming, Adds Glenn Beck, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton

Additionally, former afternoon host Angelette Aviles has departed after spending just over one year in the timeslot.

Will Cain Apologizes For ‘Breakdown in Communication’ With Fox News Guest

"There was no intentional bait-and-switch. That’s not who I am, and that’s not who we are as a show."

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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."