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.

WABC Did Outstanding Job Honoring Bernard McGuirk

And while there is no blueprint on how to honor the loss of a host on the station, WABC did an outstanding job over a difficult past week.

97.1 The Eagle’s Switch From Rock to Talk Could Begin Trend

97.1 The Eagle flipped from a rock format to talk and many in the business were shocked by the move, but maybe none of us should have been all that surprised.

Nick Kayal Move Highlights Growing Appetite for News/Talk

Kayal moving to News/Talk is a trend that we continue to see in our business and there are several reasons why this will happen.

News Talk Needs an ‘Influencer’ Presence on Social Media

BNM's Pete Mundo writes that News Talk needs to get into the influencer game and have its brands have a presence on social media.

Cumulus Media Stood Up For Ben Shapiro

To the credit of Cumulus Media (in full disclosure, my employer), they stood up for one of their own (Daily Wire is partnered with Westwood One) and cut ties with the Podcast Movement

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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."

Former CBS News Radio Anchor Linda Kenyon Joining NPR

"Happy to report I have landed on my feet. After the demise of CBS Radio and the purge of the entire staff, I have been hired to anchor newscasts at NPR."

Ben Shapiro, Dan Bongino Remain Top 15 in June Podtrac Podcast Rankings

Several of the featured programs slipped one or more positions from May.