Tag: Garrett Searight

To borrow a phrase that fits perfectly here, they chose to go to the moon not because it was easy, but because it was hard. There's a lesson in that for every news/talk programmer, host, and producer in America.

I've always thought it was brilliant for ESPN to license its brand to local radio stations. This is an even bigger, and perhaps smarter, play for Nexstar.

“There are digital platforms that would be smart to look at the gap that’s been created. There’s still a need for audio content, whether it’s terrestrial radio, particularly FM, SiriusXM, or Spotify. There are real opportunities here.”

It's the kind of moment that should stop people, regardless of their politics, and make them say, yeah, this is f---ing awesome. Fox News seems to understand that instinctively. Whether MS NOW and CNN can get there is the real question.

"We used to have our own building. Then we were on a different floor. Now we're helping make the decisions and decide what that news budget is for the day, what's going to work for radio."

I know that the days of having a successful audio-only version of a podcast are over. But are we already at the end of new shows being launched?

"I would die to have audio of him calling out one of my hosts. Could you imagine what you could do with it?"

Bring your perspective, your pacing, your instincts. If that means the show sounds different for a day or a week, that's not a failure.

News/talk has the audience. It's got the reach. It's certainly got the passion and the credibility. Now it needs the focus.

The thing Weiss wants 60 Minutes to be largely no longer exists. But it doesn't sound as if she knows that.