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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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."