Tag: Garrett Searight

Some might say Bob Iger's legacy is "complicated." I disagree.

Few own attention on social media like Tucker Carlson. There's just one issue with that.

"They have this ongoing thing with independent journalists, radio hosts, or anybody they don't like where they just say 'You're not a journalist. You're not a reporter.' They do this all the time."

Carr isn't nearly as interested in running the FCC as he is in creating headlines and attention for himself.

"I'm very happy to say we've succeeded at levels that even we didn't anticipate. It's been a total blast of a year."

Consistency is one of the golden rules of podcasting. Don't argue with that — it's true and it matters. But consistency means honoring the schedule you set, not chasing someone else's output pace.

I think there's a giant disconnect between what radio leaders think employees want and what they actually value.

"It feels wrong to say 'just keep your head down and do what you always do,' but I would say just keep your head down and do what you always do."

Advertisers are always looking for a reason to say no. Listeners are always looking for a reason to tune out. A neglected website hands them both reasons before a single word of content is ever consumed.

"He lived through the heyday when it used to be fun to work for a radio station. The 50s, the 60s, the 70s — and then along came corporate ownership, politically correct rules, and the whole nature of the industry changed. He'd had it up to his eyeballs by the time he retired, and I think that was his problem."