Tag: Garrett Searight

If you're running a news operation and you actually want to meet consumers where they are, you need more than one lane. You need an audio strategy, a long-form video strategy, a short-form video strategy, and a written strategy.

"There's no question in my mind the market is poorer for not having a station like WCBS covering important stories in the tri-state. There are a million stories that could use in-depth reporting, and local news makes a real difference in the communities where it's served."

"I think we decided very early in our careers — decades ago — that we were going to do it our way. And if we failed, we would never wonder, 'Gosh, I wonder what would happen if we'd done it our way.'"

Clay Travis didn't stumble into politics by accident. He built his entire brand around it, deliberately and consistently, over several years.

This industry calls itself the radio business, the media business, the broadcast industry. Nobody calls it the media family. That's not an accident.

"I started using it on my show and I started showing people how it worked too, so we turned it into a consumer product and a consumer app. Now we've got a thousand people plus all over the world using it every day."

"I have a jargon jar that I keep on a little table next to the desk, and I tell everybody there's going to be no jargon — no 'earnings beat expectations' or this or that about the economy."

"Excluding China, (vertical video) is on track to hit $150 billion in 2026, up from $106 billion."

News/talk has produced Marconi winners and finalists for years. Hosts who've been recognized before -- or who've built shows around exactly the kind of local connection and audience loyalty the Marconis are meant to honor -- don't typically forget to apply.

"We're doing very well ratings-wise, and apparently really well sales-wise, advertising-wise. If we have sponsors waiting, that's a good sign."