TALKERS 2026 to Feature Major Programming News/Talk Radio Panel
More than 60 speakers are set to tackle the major issues facing the talk media universe at TALKERS 2026: Radio’s Next Chapter set for Friday, June 5 at Hofstra University on Long Island. One of the featured sessions of this power-packed day is “Programming News/Talk Radio.”
Moderated by afternoon drive talk show host Jeff Katz of WRVA, Richmond, the featured speakers on this panel include (in alphabetical order): Phil Boyce, senior VP, Salem Radio Network, Salem News Channel, Salem Podcast Network; Michael Czarnecki, program director, WFEA, Manchester, NH; Allan Lamberti, program director, WICC, Bridgeport, CT; Lisa Polizzi, brand manager, WBEN, Buffalo; Ralph Renzi, CEO, Newsmax Radio; and Greg Stocker, brand manager, WPHT, Philadelphia.
The session, described by TALKERS VP / executive editor Kevin Casey as “a lightening-paced overview of the key issues facing programmers of the news/talk format during this amazingly volatile and transitional era” will run between 11:35 am and 12:20 pm. For more details about TALKERS 2026, please click here.
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