Tag: Garrett Searight

"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."

This is the "it's the economy, stupid" of television news.

A cashier at Target can vent about corporate policy without consequence because nobody's confusing his opinion for store policy. Carr doesn't get that luxury.

"Some of it is personal, some of it involves radio, some of it involves sports broadcasting, which I did, and some of it involves acting, which I did."

The Daily didn't become a juggernaut overnight, and The Wall Street Journal's next big audio bet likely won't either. Still, the ingredients are there, and the ambition is obvious.

Legacy programs carry more risk than most. 60 Minutes is set to begin season 59, and its brand rests on a very specific kind of credibility.

Hosts don't need slurs or hyperbole to make an argument land.

"I leaned into it because it's a fun thing. People like it. Then they follow me and go 'Hey, he's got a podcast. He's got a lot of interesting things to say.' We don't always agree on everything, but that was my thing."