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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (May 25-29)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (5/25-29) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. Iran War
  2. Trump Candidates’ Primary Success
  3. Redistricting Cases
  4. The Economy / Gas Prices
  5. DOJ to Investigate E. Jean Carroll
  6. Ballroom Project
  7. Biden Recordings Suit
  8. Pope Leo’s AI Encyclical
  9. White House Attacker Shot
  10. Ebola Outbreak

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Benjamin Netanyahu
  3. Ken Paxton / John Cornyn
  4. James Talarico
  5. Howard Lutnick
  6. Jean Carroll
  7. Todd Blanche
  8. Joe Biden
  9. JD Vance
  10. Pope Leo XIV

To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (May 18-22)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (5/18-22) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. Trump’s Primary Victories
  2. Iran War / War Powers Vote
  3. Gas-Food Prices
  4. “Anti-Weaponization” Fund / Trump Immunity
  5. U.S.-Cuba Tensions / Ebola Outbreak
  6. DNC 2024 “Autopsy”
  7. Xi-Putin Meeting / U.S.-Taiwan Relations
  8. Deadly Mosque Shooting / Rededicate 250 Prayer Rally
  9. End of Colbert Show / Springsteen vs Trump
  10. Kyle Busch Dies

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Thomas Massie
  3. JD Vance / Pete Hegseth
  4. Todd Blanche
  5. Joe Biden / Kamala Harris
  6. Raul Castro
  7. Xi Jinping / Vladimir Putin
  8. Lai Ching-te
  9. Stephen Colbert / Bruce Springsteen
  10. Kyle Busch

To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (May 11-15)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (5/11-15) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. Trump in China
  2. Iran War / Strait of Hormuz
  3. Gas Prices / Inflation Spikes
  4. Redistricting
  5. Warsh Confirmed as Fed Chair
  6. Patel Testimony / Hegseth Testimony
  7. Abortion Pill Order
  8. Reflecting Pool & Ballroom Controversies
  9. UK Election Results – Keir Starmer Challenged
  10. Hantavirus

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Xi Jinping
  3. Marco Rubio
  4. Benjamin Netanyahu
  5. Kevin Warsh / Jerome Powell
  6. Kash Patel
  7. Pete Hegseth
  8. Mike Johnson
  9. Hakeem Jeffries
  10. Keir Starmer

To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.

Industry News TALKERS 2026

TALKERS 2026 to Present “The Big Picture” Panel

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One of the most popular panel discussions of the annual TALKERS conference – “The Big Picture” – will again be featured at the forthcoming 28th installment of the talk media industry’s longest running and most important national gathering.  Moderated by TALKERS publisher/founder Michael Harrison (pictured here) and featuring a remarkable, diverse lineup of industry luminaries, the session tackles the major issues – social, political, imgtechnological, and financial – facing the talk media business in the current environment of rapid change. Described as the fastest-moving 40 minutes in the broadcasting conference arena, this year’s panelists will include (in alphabetical order):  Steve Jones, president, CEO & chairman, Skyview Networks; Chad Lopez, president, WABC, New York / Red Apple Audio Networks; Frank Morano, member, New York City Council / former host, WABC, New York; Chris Olivero, Chief Business Officer, Audacy; Tavis Smiley, owner/host, KBLA, Los Angeles; and Rich Valdés, host, “This Is America with Rich Valdés.” The session will take place between 2:20 pm and 3:00 pm at TALKERS 2026: Radio’s Next Chapter on Friday, June 5 on the campus of Hofstra University on Long Island. Harrison states, “This rapid-fire session of heavyweights ties it all together in terms of trying to make sense of the uncertainties we presently face in the talk media business.”  For more information about TALKERS 2026: Radio’s Next Chapter, please click here. 

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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (May 4-8)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (5/4-8) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. Iran War / Peace Negotiations
  2. Gas Prices / The Economy / Tariff Ruling
  3. Ohio-Indiana Primary Races
  4. Rubio-Pope Meeting
  5. Purported Epstein Suicide Note / Lutnick Testimony
  6. White House Seeks AI Oversight
  7. Redistricting
  8. DOJ to Investigate Smith College
  9. Andes Hantavirus
  10. Met Gala

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. Pete Hegseth
  3. JD Vance
  4. Scott Bessent
  5. Jerome Powell
  6. Vivek Ramaswamy
  7. Rodric Bray
  8. Kash Patel
  9. Marco Rubio / Pope Leo XIV
  10. Jeffrey Epstein / Howard Lutnick

To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (April 27-May 1)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (4/27-5/1) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. Iran War
  2. Gas Prices / The Economy / Fed Holds Interest Rates
  3. WHCD Shooting Aftermath / WH Ballroom Project
  4. DHS Funding Passes
  5. Trumps vs Kimmel / FCC to Review ABC TV Licenses
  6. Comey Indictment
  7. Royal Visit
  8. Epstein Files / Suicide Note Allegation
  9. SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Opinion
  10. Means Nomination Withdrawn

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. JD Vance
  3. Pete Hegseth
  4. Cole Tomas Allen
  5. King Charles III
  6. Jimmy Kimmel / Melania Trump
  7. Todd Blanche / James Comey
  8. Jerome Powell / Kevin Warsh
  9. Kash Patel
  10. Casey Means

To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.