TALKERS 2026 to Present WBT Morning Duo
The 28th installment of the iconic TALKERS conference – TALKERS 2026: Radio’s Next Chapter – is only three weeks away, set for Friday, June 5 on the campus of Hofstra University on Long Island. The longest running and most important annual talk media industry gathering has aggregated a lineup of more than 60 industry luminaries in a series of non-stop presentations, panels, and workshops tackling the existential issues facing talk radio and its associated spoken word media platforms. It promises to be a bonanza of takeaways and networking opportunities.
One of the event’s special presentations is “Behind the Scenes at a Major News/Talk Radio Morning Show” featuring the tremendously successful team of Bo Thompson and Beth Troutman of Radio One’s heritage outlet, WBT, Charlotte. Thompson and Troutman will present candid insights into the complexities of what makes a modern era full-service morning show tick in 2026. It will take place between 12:25 and 12:45 pm and is not to be missed. Thompson and Troutman will also broadcast their 6:00 – 10:00 am show that morning live from Hofstra’s state-of-the-art WRHU studios.