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Point-To-Point Marketing to Award $20,000 Audience Development Campaign at the 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit

"The campaign delivers more than 2,000,000 paid social impressions through a customized audience development strategy built around your brand's specific goals."

Len Weiner Retiring After Helping Shape Sports Radio for More Than Four Decades

"I loved working in Miami because it’s been more of a challenge to do things here sports-wise. The passion and creativity of the people I work with I will surely miss."

Why This Year’s Barrett Media Audio Summit Matters More Than Ever

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

AM 1450 KMMS Host Aaron Flint Wins Montana Representative Primary

Flint is looking to become the youngest Representative elected by Montana since 2000.

Scott Pelley and 60 Minutes: What News/Talk Radio Is Missing

Conservative radio hosts got this one wrong. They had an opportunity to engage seriously with a story about media ownership, editorial independence, and professional standards. Instead, they defaulted to the easier narrative.

Clay Travis: Political Newcomers Don’t Understand How Important Our Radio Show Is

"I think that's true for a lot of people that maybe are non-traditional in the political universe. I understand it, because it's challenging."

The Erick Erickson Show Adds Affiliates in Texas, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Nevada

The moves put The Erick Erickson Show beyond 80 nationwide affiliates.

Why News/Talk Radio Program Directors Should Stop Playing It Safe

News/talk radio needs to innovate and not just play protect-the-platform strategies. Focusing on content and the imagination of experimenting is key

Approaching the Summit: Ken Charles, 95.5 WSB

Sometimes I feel like all of us are in a bubble ... and it's not until you get into a room with other people who do the exact same thing that you do that you find out the challenges you're going through every day

2026 Edward R. Murrow Awards Winners Announced

Winners of the Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards will advance to the national competition. Those victors will be announced in August.

How Jason Rantz Became a Cable News Regular

"You're either naturally comfortable or you're not. And I'm lucky that I'm naturally comfortable in those positions. I'm open to it. Not everyone has the personality that wants to defend their positions ... I legitimately enjoy talking to people I disagree with."

WTAW Adds Tucker ‘Frito’ Young to Morning Drive

"This is kind of like being on the radio show of record for the Brazos Valley."

Where the Opportunities Are: News/Talk Radio Leaders Sound Off

"They'll come to the station that has the reputation for news and information in their market, and that's where we have to deliver for them."

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Len Weiner Retiring After Helping Shape Sports Radio for More Than Four Decades

"I loved working in Miami because it’s been more of a challenge to do things here sports-wise. The passion and creativity of the people I work with I will surely miss."

Why This Year’s Barrett Media Audio Summit Matters More Than Ever

"It’s a combination of seminar and social gathering, where people come to learn, network, educate, challenge one another, and leave with a treasure trove of ideas to bring back to their markets."

Surviving a Radio Layoff: Advice From Someone Who’s Been There

"Career grief is a profound sense of loss tied not just to a job role, but to identity, purpose, and self-worth. That grief hits differently in radio."

WZBA The Bay Mattered More Than Its Coverage Map Suggested

"A reminder that sometimes the issue is not the talent in the room."