Hour 2: What is Barrett Media?

The Mark Simone Show

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4.3 • 694 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Mark discussed Zohran Mamdani’s controversial housing plans, which are drawing criticism from landlords and property owners. He explained the pushback and concerns raised in the rental market. Jason Barrett, Founder and CEO of Barrett Media, joined the show to talk about the upcoming 2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit, which will honor leading figures in the broadcast radio industry. Mark highlighted that radio listenership remains strong, with industry reports showing radio reaching more Americans weekly than network television, and audio advertising maintaining high levels of trust among audiences. Mark takes your calls! Mark interviews Republican candidate for New York Governor, Bruce Blakeman. Blakeman discussed the status of his campaign and the increasing role of social media in reaching voters. He criticized Governor Kathy Hochul’s record, pointing out that electricity rates in New York are about 70 percent higher than the national average. Bruce also stated that he had resolved earlier campaign financing issues, alleging that Democrats and Governor Hochul’s allies attempted to block his funding.

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0:00.0	Mark Simone on 710 W0R
0:03.8	well
0:07.9	it's going to be a beautiful day today
0:10.5	if you like a real hot summer day it's going to be a beautiful day
0:14.1	it's going to be hot
0:14.8	and watch it get near 90 today really hot
0:17.5	and then the rest of the week and the weekend
0:19.5	lots of sunshine is going to be
0:21.2	really nice. Make up for last weekend. A little rain, maybe, in a couple areas tonight. Maybe
0:27.3	late Friday in it, but that's about it. So, you know, this ice detention center in New Jersey,
0:35.8	Democrats now trying to make it, weaponize it, make it a big political issue.
0:40.6	You know, the problem was Christy Knoem just publicize the hell out of ice.
0:46.4	It's an unpleasant thing having to arrest these illegals and deport them and get them out of there and detain them.
0:51.8	And it's necessary.
0:52.9	It's the right thing to do.
0:54.8	You can't have all these illegals running around many of them become criminals and all of that many of them
1:00.8	don't but you know the ones that do you start there and you got to get them out of the country
1:04.7	but it's an unpleasant thing to do you don't want to have to do it i mean uh so you you do it quietly. You know, it's Tom Holman. Tom Holman's been doing this for years.
1:14.9	He was doing it under Obama for eight years. You never heard of him. You never saw him.
1:19.4	Because he knows, do it quietly. Christy Noam is, you know, making headlines with it,
1:26.6	publicizing it, showing it, Instagramming it,
1:29.8	showing up with a helmet and, you know, combat gear on.
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