Pete Mundo

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Pete Mundo is a weekly columnist for Barrett Media, and the Vice President of News/Talk for Cumulus Media, while also hosting "Mundo in the Morning" and programming KCMO Talk Radio in Kansas City. Previously, he was a fill-in host nationally on FOX News Radio and CBS Sports Radio, while anchoring for WFAN, WCBS News Radio 880, and Bloomberg Radio. He’s also the owner of the Big 12-focused digital media outlet Heartland College Sports. To interact, find him on X @PeteMundo.

When Did ‘Back the Blue’ Become Divisive?

They are not inherently bad because they wear a badge. The opposite is true.

Sports is News, News is Sports

It doesn’t take a media mogul to figure out that if you host and program a radio station in Kansas City, you better try and tap into that excitement and enthusiasm.

News/Talk Doesn’t Have a Radio Row, And Hopefully Never Will

Let’s try to avoid creating one at all costs.

Unlike Tony Romo, News/Talk Hosts Can’t Become Complacent

If they can tell you’re mailing it in, not prepared and, as a result, less entertaining, you’ve let them down.

Kansas City Chiefs’ Playoff Runs Giving Local News Talkers Bump

BNM's Pete Mundo writes in five years of watching the Kansas City Chiefs make deep playoff runs, we haven’t seen any real loss, in fact, we’ve seen bumps.

Breaking

Adam Schefter, ESPN Approaching Multi-Year Contract Extension

Schefter's last ESPN contract was worth roughly $9 million annually.

SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz: Our Podcast Strategy Runs Counter to Netflix

"Some other platforms are taking a more exclusive approach. We found that open distribution makes the most sense for creators."

iHeartMedia Signs FCC Consent Decree Over Payola Allegations

iHeartMedia has reached a Consent Decree with the FCC...

Ben Shapiro Pushes Back on Candace Owens Over Charlie Kirk Comments

"I've said repeatedly that Charlie and I weren't best friends. Maybe you were best friends with Charlie. Maybe not. I don’t know, nor do I care."