The most discussed stories yesterday (4/15) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Abrego Garcia Deportation Case
2. Harvard Refuses Trump Demands
3. Trump Tariffs/Financial Markets Activity
4. FTC’s Anti-Trust Case Against Meta
5. Joe Biden’s Public Comments on Trump
The most discussed stories yesterday (4/14) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Abrego Garcia Deportation Case
2. Trump Tariffs/Financial Markets Stabilize
3. Trump vs Harvard
4. FTC’s Anti-Trust Case Against Meta
5. Trump Angered by “60 Minutes” / AP Blocked from White House Presser
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Trade War/Financial Markets Activity
2. Deportations & Detentions
3. GOP Mega-Bill
4. Meta Anti-Trust Case
5. Pennsylvania Governor’s Mansion Arson
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (4/7-11) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. Trump Tariffs/U.S. vs China
2. Financial Markets Activity/Recession Fears
3. Deportations- Detentions-Visa Revocations
4. SCOTUS Gangsters Ruling
5. DOGE/Universities Funding Freeze
6. U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
7. Russia-Ukraine War/Israel-Gaza War
8. Bernie Sanders Rallies-CNN Town Hall-“Hands Off” Protests
9. HHS Job Cuts/Health Care/Vaccines
10.Severe Weather in Mid-South/NCAA Hoops Championships
People
1. Donald Trump
2. J.D. Vance
3. Elon Musk
4. Howard Lutnick / Scott Bessent
5. Xi Jinping
6. Benjamin Netanyahu
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Kilmar Abrego Garcia
9. RFK Jr.
10.Karoline Leavitt
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most discussed stories yesterday (4/9) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Pauses Most Tariffs/U.S. vs China
2. Financial Markets Reactions
3. Deportations & Detentions/Trump Orders Investigation of Critics
4. Bernie Sanders Rallies-CNN Town Hall
5. U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
The most discussed stories yesterday (4/7) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Trade War/Markets Downturn
2. Alien Enemies Act Ruling/Student Visas Revoked
3. Netanyahu-Trump Meeting
4. U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks
5. Russia-Ukraine War
Women’s Audio Habits Topic of Webinar. Edison Research and SiriusXM Media announce they will unveil the comprehensive Women’s Audio Report in a two-part webinar series on April 15 and April 29. Edison says the report examines women’s audio consumption behaviors, including listener demographics, content preferences, discovery habits, and advertising engagement. You can register here.
Philly Non-Comm Produces Business Competition. WURD-FM, Philadelphia is presenting the “Level Up Pitch Competition and Party” on Tuesday (4/8) at Filter Club in Philadelphia as five women entrepreneurs showcase their innovative businesses in front of a live audience and a panel of expert judges. Tiffany Bacon hosts the event in which one winner will get a marketing and community outreach prize package valued at $5,000. It includes a full advertising and marketing package on WURD Radio, business association memberships and access to mentorship and other resources for entrepreneurs.
Louisville Public Media Names New Chief. The Louisville non-commercial outlet announces that Kenya Young is its new president and CEO, effective May 19. LPM board member John Schriber says, “Kenya Young brings positive energy, meaningful experience, and an exciting vision for the future of public media. She has a warmth and accessibility that impresses everyone she meets and demonstrates a unique ability to connect mission, strategy, and community impact – qualities essential to leading LPM successfully.”
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/31-4/4) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
1. Donald Trump’s Trade War
2. The Economy-Jobs-Inflation
3. Wisconsin & Florida Elections Aftermath
4. Musk-DOGE Activities / Tesla Under Attack
5. Israel-Hamas War / Russia-Ukraine War
6. HHS Job Cuts / Health Care / Vaccines
7. Trump vs Judiciary
8. Big Tech / Misinformation / Censorship
9. Tornadoes-Severe Weather / Myanmar Earthquake
10.March Madness / MLB Season Opens
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk
3. J.D. Vance
4. Howard Lutnick / Scott Bessent
5. Mike Waltz / Pete Hegseth
6. Benjamin Netanyahu
7. Vladimir Putin
8. Volodymyr Zelensky
9. RFK Jr.
10. Karoline Leavitt
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most discussed stories yesterday (4/2) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump’s Trade War/Markets React
2. Wisconsin & Florida Elections Aftermath
3. Deportations & Detentions
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Tornadoes & Severe Weather
The most discussed stories yesterday (4/1) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Today’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs Announcement
2. Wisconsin & Florida Special Elections
3. Sen. Cory Booker Speech
4. Iran-Russia-U.S. Nukes Tensions
5. Trump Third Term Questions
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Tariffs and “Liberation Day”
2. Trump Third Term
3. Deportations & Detentions
4. Musk & Wisconsin Supreme Court Race
5. Le Pen Convicted of Embezzlement
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/24-28) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories/Topics
1. Signal Chat Controversy
2. The Economy-Jobs-Inflation
3. Trump Tariffs / Trump vs Judiciary
4. Musk-DOGE Activities / Federal Firings & Cutbacks / Tesla Under Attack
5. Israel-Hamas War / Russia-Ukraine War
6. Stefanik Withdrawn for U.N. Nomination
7. ICE Deportation Crackdown
8. First Amendment Issues / GOP Town Halls
9. Big Tech / Misinformation / Censorship / Healthcare-Vaccines
10.March Madness / MLB Season Opens
People
1. Donald Trump / Elon Musk
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. Vladimir Putin
4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
5. Pete Hegseth / Tulsi Gabbard / Mike Waltz
6. Jeffrey Goldberg
7. Elise Stefanik
8. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
9. JD Vance / Marco Rubio
10.Karoline Leavitt
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/25) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Defense Group Chat Issue
2. Johnson Suggests Eliminating Federal Courts
3. Trump Trade War/Recession Fears
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Vance Leads Greenland Delegation
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/24) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Houthi Strikes Leaked to Press
2. Israel Strikes on Gaza/Russia-Ukraine War
3. Elon Musk and DOGE Firings
4. Pam Bondi vs Jasmine Crockett
5. Usha Vance Visits Greenland
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. U.S.-Russia Talks About Ukraine War
2. Trump Trade War/The Economy
3. Elon Musk & DOGE/SpaceX Government Contracts
4. Israel-Gaza War
5. NCAA Tournament
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/17-21) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories/Topics
1. Trump Dismantles Department of Education
2. Trump vs Judiciary
3. The Economy-Jobs-Inflation
4. Musk-DOGE Activities / Federal Firings
5. Israel-Hamas War-Gaza Cease Fire Broken / Russia-Ukraine War
6. Astronauts Return
7. ICE Deportation Crackdown
8. First Amendment Issues / GOP Town Halls
9. Big Tech / Misinformation / Censorship
10.Healthcare / Avian (Bird) Flu / Measles Outbreak
People
1. Donald Trump / Elon Musk
2. Benjamin Netanyahu
3. Vladimir Putin
4. Volodymyr Zelenskyy
5. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
6. Jeff Bezos
7. Mike Johnson
8. John Roberts / James Boasberg
9. Butch Wilmore / Suni Williams
10.JD Vance / Marco Rubio
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/19) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump to Order Department of Education Closed
2. Trump-Putin Talks/Russia-Ukraine War
3. Deportations/Court Orders
4. Fed Holds Firm on Rates
5. Trump Trade War
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/18) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Chief Justice Roberts Rebukes President Trump
2. Trump-Putin Talks
3. Stocks Slide/Recession Fears
4. Musk’s Dismantling of USAID
5. Israel Attacks on Gaza
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/17) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Israel Strikes in Gaza
2. Deportations-Court Orders
3. Russia-Ukraine War
4. Trump’s Trade War
5. Deadly Weather Aftermath
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Immigrant Deportations
2. Trump Trade War/Financial Markets Activity
3. Russia-Ukraine War/U.S. Strikes Houthis in Yemen
4. Schumer Blowback
5. Deadly Weekend Weather
The NPR program “All Things Considered” produced a piece on political talk media pioneer Joe Pyne
(pictured here) that aired on the program yesterday (3/13). TALKERS publisher Michael Harrison was among those interviewed for the eight-minute segment called Radio Diaries. Pyne began his career as a disc jockey but after injecting political commentary into his show was encouraged to do more talking and that eventually evolved into the Joe Pyne radio show that the NBC Radio Network put into syndication in 1966. Pyne enjoyed bringing controversial guests – including “hippies, women’s libbers, Scientologists, swingers, a snake charmer, members of the Ku Klux Klan and the John Birch Society.” He then segued to television in Los Angeles. Harrison is quoted in the segment saying, “There were a lot of people that didn’t like Pyne, but they watched him anyway because they thought it was — amusing? Entertaining? Sensational? Different? You know, not boring.” Photo: Everett Collection Read more and listen to the segment here.
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/10-14) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories/Topics
1. GOP Budget/Government Shutdown Threat
2. Trump’s Trade War/Financial Markets Plunge
3. Musk-DOGE Activities
4. Department of Education Elimination
5. Russia-Ukraine War
6. EPA Deregulation
7. Greenland Elections
8. Israel-Hamas War
9. U.S.-Canada Relations
10.Big Tech / Misinformation / Censorship
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk
3. Vladimir Putin/Volodymyr Zelenskyy
4. Benjamin Netanyahu
5. Howard Lutnick/Doug Ford
6. Chuck Schumer
7. JD Vance
8. Linda McMahon
9. Mike Johnson
10.Jens-Frederik Nielsen
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most-discussed stories yesterday (3/12) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Budget Battle/Government Shutdown Threat
2. Trump’s Trade War/Financial Markets Activity
3. DOGE/Elon Musk’s Influence
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. EPA Deregulation
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/11) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trumps Tariff Wars
2. Financial Markets Plunge
3. Department of Education Cuts
4. Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal
5. Greenland Elections
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/10) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Financial Markets Plunge
2. GOP Spending Bill/Government Shutdown Threat
3. Russia-Ukraine War
4. DOGE/Elon Musk-Trump Relation
5. U.S.-Canada Relations
The most discussed stories over the weekend on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Budget Battle/Government Shutdown Threat
2. DOGE/Trump-Musk Relationship
3. Tariffs and Financial Markets
4. Israel-Gaza War/Russia-Ukraine War
5. Mark Carney to Replace Justin Trudeau
Presenting an innovative new industry conference. The launch of a new and innovative TALKERS industry conference – “GENERATIONS 2025” – that will be co-located at the forthcoming Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) conference – IBSNYC 2025 – is set for Friday and Saturday, March 7-8 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. The four-hour TALKERS event will take place between 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm on Saturday, March 8 in the heart of the iconic IBS gathering. It will feature an array of six dynamic sessions with 19-plus luminary industry speakers including a keynote address, fireside chat, and four panel discussions that will tackle such topics as “Launching and Managing a Career in Talk Radio/Talk Media,” “Old School, New School, Next School: Learning from Each Other,” “Radio’s Place in a Diverse, Digital World,” “Finding and Delivering Truth in an Age of Misinformation,” and much more. TALKERS is also serving as the Presenting Sponsor of the entire IBSNYC 2025 event.
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Pictured above are TALKERS VP/executive editor Kevin Casey (left) and TALKERS VP/associate publisher and Harrison Media Law senior partner Matthew B. Harrison (right) at day one of the IBSNYC 2025 event.
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (3/3-7) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories/Topics
1. Trump Speech to Congress
2. Trump Tariff Whiplash / Economy
3. Trump-Musk Relationship
4. Musk-DOGE Activities / Federal Firings
5. Russia-Ukraine War
6. Israel-Hamas War
7. ICE Deportation Crackdown
8. Trump First Amendment Issues / GOP Town Halls
9. Big Tech / Misinformation / Censorship
10 Healthcare / Avian (Bird) Flu / Measles Outbreak
People
1. Donald Trump
2. Elon Musk
3. Vladimir Putin / Volodymyr Zelenskyy
4. Benjamin Netanyahu
5. JD Vance
6. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
7. Jeff Bezos
8. Mike Johnson
9. Pete Hegseth
10.Al Green
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/5) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. SCOTUS Rejects Foreign Aid Freeze
2. Trump Addresses Congress
3. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Sanctuary City Hearing
Las Vegas-based, nationally syndicated talk host Wayne Allyn Root tells TALKERS that he is a member of
the “Private Economic Council” – a Washington, DC-based organization composed of “influential business leaders, entrepreneurs and economists promoting free market tax policies, advocating for taxpayers, and helping to support and promote President Trump’s economic agenda.” It also includes former Trump senior economic advisor and former member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board Steve Moore, Papa John’s founder John Schnatter, and former U.S. congressman and current Liberty University School of Business Dean Dave Brat.
Cumulus Media’s KESP-AM, Modesto-Stockton “Sports Radio 970 AM” is the new Central Valley radio broadcast home of the San Francisco Giants. The station is also the official radio broadcast home for the San Francisco 49ers, the Golden State Warriors, and the San Jose Sharks. Cumulus regional VP and market manager Patty Hixson says, “We are thrilled to have this affiliation with the San Francisco Giants. This is a very special franchise and now we get to share all the baseball action with our Sports Radio AM 970 fans. Go Giants!”
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/4) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Trump Addresses Congress
2. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China
3. Financial Markets Activity
4. Russia-Ukraine War
5. Elon Musk and DOGE
The most discussed stories yesterday (3/3) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS research:
1. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
2. U.S. Pauses Ukraine Aid/Trump-Vance-Zelensky Spat
3. Elon Musk and DOGE
4. Cryptocurrency Reserve Plan
5. Measles Outbreak