Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (March 30-April 3)
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/30-4/3) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
- U.S.-Israel-Iran War / Trump’s National Address
- Gas Prices / Financial Markets Activity
- Bondi Exits AG Post
- DHS Funding / ICE Troops at Airports
- Birthright Citizenship Case
- White House Ballroom Construction Paused
- Trump’s National Voter List Order / SAVE America Act
- U.S.-Cuba Policy
- CPAC 2026 / “No Kings” Protests
- Lindsey Graham at Disney / Artemis II Launch
People
- Donald Trump
- Pete Hegseth / Marco Rubio
- Pam Bondi
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Kristy Noem / Corey Lewandowski / Byron Noem
- John Thune
- Chuck Schumer
- John Roberts / John Sauer
- Mike Johnson
- Lindsey Graham
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
founder Michael Harrison on WPRO, Providence’s “The News with Gene Valicenti” discussing the shutdown of CBS News Radio. The two seasoned broadcasters took an analytical look at the past 100 years of broadcast journalism – from Edward R. Murrow to modern times – comparing the role and impact of early day giants such as William S. Paley (CBS), David Sarnoff (NBC), and John W. Kluge (Metromedia) to today’s crop of moguls including the Ellison family’s Larry Ellison (Oracle) and his son David Ellison (Skydance Media) who now control Paramount, CBS, and a variety of other media and technological ventures. 
media enthusiasts, including the invasion of AI into the talent job market. Neer first established himself as a heavyweight author in 2001 when he penned the landmark FM: The Rise and Fall of Rock Radio. In The Perfect Beast, Neer poses the question to his fellow broadcasters, “Ever wonder if your job will someday be taken by an AI facsimile of your act?” 
The story also deals with how a commentator’s words can be twisted and misused, resulting in something evil. TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison (who makes an appearance as himself in The Perfect Beast) describes Neer as a media “Renaissance man.” Neer can be contacted for interviews via email at