Tag: Garrett Searight

Each one offers a way to think about strategy and philosophy. Together, they show how leadership shapes culture at the smallest and largest companies in the space.

Digital platforms reward one thing above almost everything else: a glimpse into how the sausage gets made. I’ve written about this before, and the principle hasn’t changed. People who love your brand want to know everything about it.

"For an AM station, whenever anyone walks in, they say, “Wow, I can’t believe this is WABC.” It seems like a TV, radio, and media company ... About 65% of our staff is 30 and younger, which is incredible for an all-news station. I think that’s how we’ve adjusted to what’s going on with media in the market."

“Just looking backwards helps nobody. Things have already happened. By Friday, you’ve got a week’s worth of market moves, big corporate bets, surprises, some spectacular missteps and real issues with the markets, which we saw starting around Tuesday and Wednesday. It even goes back to Monday, and there are reasons for that.”

“From the bottom of my heart, I am so appreciative of all the people that I’ve worked with all these years. I’m glad I’m going to be able to get up there and say some good thank-yous.”

Veteran journalists don’t casually raise editorial independence on their way out the door. As a result, it’d be hard to argue there isn’t at least a loose connection between her statements and Skydance’s arrival.

Podcasters have already figured out that trust sells. Radio has the trust. It just needs to put it to work.

"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."

Some listeners won’t care whether a show is AI-generated. I’m sure of that. Still, I believe an overwhelming majority will want personality, original experiences, and a human perspective more than anything else. That’s what has made audio content discernible since the beginning.

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”