
Media Insultant 2.25.26 - Are we too hard on radio? The Olympics deliver GOLD for NBC. If Saga goes up for sale, who will show up to buy? And Entravision leadership changes.
From Media Insultant by Jackson Weaver
February 25, 2026 · 25 min · Season 7 · Episode 291
About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges facing radio, the success of NBC during the Olympics, potential buyers for Saga Communications, and leadership changes at Entravision.
IF SAGA COMM. IS IN PLAY…WHO’S IN THE POOL? OLYMPICS? THE TENT POLE THAT IS DELIVERING FOR NBC. WE ARE ACCUSED OF GIVING RADIO A HARD TIME. AND THAT IS CORRECT…. ENTRAVISION OUSTS A 25YEAR LEADER… Media Insultant is produced each Wednesday as Jackson Dell Weaver & Keith Samuels offer comments, ideas and sometimes snarky comments about the current media landscape. They focus on radio and TV primarily - but also any media that is relevent or beneficial to media sales and management...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jackson Dell Weaver, Keith Samuels
Topics covered
- radio
- NBC Olympics
- media sales
- Entravision leadership
- Saga Communications
Keywords
- radio
- NBC
- Olympics
- Saga Communications
- Entravision
- media landscape
- leadership changes
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NBC, Saga Comm., Entravision
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