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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)

By TALKERS | by TALKERS

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.

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Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (April 20-24)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (4/20-24) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. U.S.-Israel-Iran War / Negotiations Stalemate
  2. Strait of Hormuz Status / Gas Prices / Financial Markets
  3. GOP Plan to Fund ICE
  4. Navy Secretary Ousted
  5. Virginia Redistricting Issue
  6. Warsh Confirmation Hearings
  7. Tucker Carlson Laments Trump Support
  8. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns as Labor Secretary
  9. S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Resigns
  10. Patel Sues The Atlantic

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. JD Vance
  3. Scott Bessent
  4. John Thune
  5. John Phelan
  6. Jack Hurley
  7. Kevin Warsh
  8. Tucker Carlson
  9. Lori Chavez-DeRemer / Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
  10. Kash Patel

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 13-17)

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Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (4/13-17) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:

Stories

  1. U.S.-Israel-Iran War / Israel’s Lebanon Attacks
  2. Trump-Vance vs The Pope / Trump’s AI Jesus Posts
  3. Trump Threatens Jerome Powell
  4. Looming Expiration of FISA 702
  5. Swalwell & Gonzales Exit Congress
  6. Orban Ousted
  7. Fairfax Murder-Suicide
  8. Labor Secretary Investigation
  9. New Jersey Special Election
  10. Russini-Vrable Scandal

People

  1. Donald Trump
  2. JD Vance
  3. Pope Leo XIV
  4. Mike Johnson
  5. Pete Hegseth
  6. Jerome Powell
  7. Eric Swalwell / Tony Gonzales
  8. Viktor Orbán
  9. Lori Chavez-DeRemer
  10. Dianna Russini / Mike Vrable

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