Perry Michael Simon

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Perry Michael Simon is a weekly news media columnist for Barrett Media. He previously served as VP and Editor/News-Talk-Sports/Podcast for AllAccess.com. Prior to joining the industry trade publication, Perry spent years in radio working as a Program Director and Operations Manager for KLSX and KLYY in Los Angeles and New Jersey 101.5 in Trenton. He can be found on X (formerly Twitter) @PMSimon.

News/Talk Radio Hosts Should Welcome Broad Audiences During Tariff/DOGE Discussions

You have an opinion on what’s happening? Good for you. Turns out everyone has an opinion, and this time it’s going to be very...

The Save AM Radio Campaign Needs to Accept the Final Nail in Its Coffin

Give it up already. “It” is the fight to “save” AM radio. I thought we’d determined that AM radio would continue its decline and...

The One Thing News Media Outlets Constantly Forget and Why It Needs to Change Immediately

The reporting should anticipate what a reader or listener is going to want to know and serve that up in the initial reporting.

Can Turning Off Radio Stations Actually Be A Positive for the Industry?

You can argue about the reasons we got here, but we’re here, and maybe it was inevitable.

As History Disappears, Radio Needs to Remember to Preserve Its Past

We don’t know what the future will bring, or if we have a future to worry about, but we thought we were videotaping and collecting everything in news and culture and it turns out we don’t know if we can see every Bugs Bunny cartoon.

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KNZR Host Jaz McKay Exits, Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Added to Daily Lineup

"I just can't work with people who really don't want to be working with me. I don't need it."

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."

Beasley Tampa Taps Will Calder as New Operations Manager

"Will is an outstanding programmer and leader with a proven track record."

MLS Commissioner Don Garber: Sports Rights Will Continue To Grow On Streaming Platforms

"The experiment of a paid subscription didn't work. Do I think we're going there at some point in the future? Maybe five years, maybe 10 years? I agree with that, but we were early."