BNM Writers
The Media Cares About The Royal Family Because That’s What We Want
The most popular TV, radio, and online observationalists somehow feel it’s their right and their duty to tell us what we should be caring about.
Bill Zito has devoted most of his work efforts to broadcast news since 1999. He made the career switch after serving a dozen years as a police officer on both coasts. Splitting time between Radio and TV, he’s worked for ABC, Fox News, News 12 and The Weather Channel in New York. He worked for KIRO and KOMO in Seattle and WCBD in Charleston, SC. Most recently, he anchored and reported for Audacy’s WTIC-AM/FM in Hartford. He lives in New England. You can find him on social media @BillZitoNEWS.
BNM Writers
News is the Only Thing Missing From Election Coverage
Coverage of the election is, as we’ve discussed, still very horse-race-centric, and there’s been, of course, coverage of the various Trump court cases, but where is the coverage of exactly what the candidates plan to do if elected?
Perry Michael Simon is a weekly columnist for Barrett News Media. He previously served as VP and Editor/News-Talk-Sports/Podcast for AllAccess.com. Prior to joining the industry trade publication, Perry spent years in radio working as a Program Director and Operations Manager for KLSX and KLYY in Los Angeles and New Jersey 101.5 in Trenton. He can be found on X (formerly Twitter) @PMSimon.
BNM Writers
8 Ways to Take Your Commercials From Drab to Fab
Our main source of income is derived from commercials. There are a lot of bad commercials.
Peter Thiele is a weekly columnist for Barrett News Media. He currently serves as the Director of Spoken Word for iHeart Des Moines. Additionally, Peter has held programming roles in New York City, San Francisco, Little Rock, Greenville, Hunstville, and Joplin. He has also worked as a host, account executive and producer in Minneapolis, and San Antonio. You can reach him on X at @PeterThiele.
BNM Writers
The Lost Art of Using Sound as a Springboard
Use sound it wherever you can. All you need is a loyal, capable and willing board operator, to go along with a conscientious host.
Brian Shactman is a weekly columnist for Barrett News Radio. In addition to writing for BNM, Brian can be heard weekday mornings in Hartford, CT on 1080 WTIC hosting the popular morning program ‘Brian & Company’. During his career, Brian has worked for ESPN, CNBC, MSNBC, and local TV channels in Connecticut and Massachusetts. You can find him on Twitter @bshactman.