Tag: Garrett Searight

People are tired, man. And oftentimes, the most likely answer is the correct one.

If you can’t pivot, you’ll get left behind. After all, all-Trump radio all the time has a shelf life. The expiration date is coming.

"It’s important to try to balance both. Every morning, we go into our morning meeting and say, ‘Ok, we know we have these eight Brewers segments. What else is happening today?’ The default right now is to lead with the Brewers. It’s what everybody’s talking about.”

“My leadership has always been, people come to me and say, ‘Hey, I’ve got this idea,’ and I just say, ‘Do it.' If it doesn’t work, then we just move on."

Had Audacy listened to the skeptics, 1010 WINS might still live on AM alone, and a big chunk of New York’s news consumers might never have found it.

"When we go back to 2024, Donald Trump was making lots of podcast appearances. That was easy to watch and monitor. It was very easy to compare his appearances with those of his opponent, Kamala Harris. That’s one of the reasons we’re probably not seeing as much hubbub about it this year.”

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.”