Perry Michael Simon
@pmsimon.bsky.social
Former columnist at Barrett Media and All Access, ex-EIC @ Nerdist, ex-PD @ KLSX, Y107, NJ101.5. @pmsimon everywhere else. Retired, mostly.
That was a great halftime show. Like a perfectly choreographed block party. Worth sitting through an excruciatingly dull first half of football.
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
That was a great halftime show. Like a perfectly choreographed block party. Worth sitting through an excruciatingly dull first half of football.
Good morning, South Florida! The temperatures are falling and so are the frozen iguanas.
February 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Good morning, South Florida! The temperatures are falling and so are the frozen iguanas.
Do I spy with my little eye a meat remote in the making?
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Do I spy with my little eye a meat remote in the making?
My appliances are sending me a message
January 17, 2026 at 11:21 PM
My appliances are sending me a message
Never imagined that the most important five words to say would be "Do you have a warrant?" but here we are.
January 17, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Never imagined that the most important five words to say would be "Do you have a warrant?" but here we are.
Patiently awaiting frozen iguanas to plummet from the palm trees.
December 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Patiently awaiting frozen iguanas to plummet from the palm trees.
Here’s my last column, a farewell review of what passes for my career. I’m done. If you’ve read my column over the last 30 or so years, thank you. I’ll go now.
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Thank You and Good Night
A final thank you sendoff from Perry Michael Simon who signs off from his weekly column covering the radio industry for over 30 years
barrettmedia.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Here’s my last column, a farewell review of what passes for my career. I’m done. If you’ve read my column over the last 30 or so years, thank you. I’ll go now.
barrettmedia.com/2025/12/22/t...
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The station that proved you can milk decades of success superserving very angry people. Sorry for those losing their employment, but can't say I'll miss Radio Mambi. Besides, it's unlistenable here in PBC, unless you like electrical interference.
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710 Radio Mambí To Cease Operations - RadioInsight
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December 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The station that proved you can milk decades of success superserving very angry people. Sorry for those losing their employment, but can't say I'll miss Radio Mambi. Besides, it's unlistenable here in PBC, unless you like electrical interference.
radioinsight.com/headlines/32...
radioinsight.com/headlines/32...
Listened to a few mins of Erick Erickson insisting that Medicare for All is dangerous because, I don't know, Communism, then Clay Travis & Sex Buckton explaining how war would be good because of lower oil prices and, I don't know, Communism. Talk radio, everybody!
December 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Listened to a few mins of Erick Erickson insisting that Medicare for All is dangerous because, I don't know, Communism, then Clay Travis & Sex Buckton explaining how war would be good because of lower oil prices and, I don't know, Communism. Talk radio, everybody!
Just called to make a doctor's appointment, got an AI "agent" that kept veering from English to Spanish and wanted a LOT of information. Then the doc's office called and asked the same questions, because the AI screwed up and made an appointment for the wrong office. F AI.
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Just called to make a doctor's appointment, got an AI "agent" that kept veering from English to Spanish and wanted a LOT of information. Then the doc's office called and asked the same questions, because the AI screwed up and made an appointment for the wrong office. F AI.
Raul Malo died yesterday at 60. Incredible voice, singular talent. What a loss. We got to see/hear him at Tobacco Road in Miami in The Mavericks' last show before heading to Nashville to record their debut album.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Raul Malo died yesterday at 60. Incredible voice, singular talent. What a loss. We got to see/hear him at Tobacco Road in Miami in The Mavericks' last show before heading to Nashville to record their debut album.
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Wrote another column. Nobody noticed. Story of my life, shouting fruitlessly from a window while the world passes by. Well, for the curious, here ya go: barrettmedia.com/2025/12/08/r...
Radio Could Have Evolved — It Just Didn’t
There’s still a public hunger for news; it’s just that we get it from a wider range of more convenient (and often free, like radio) sources.
barrettmedia.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Wrote another column. Nobody noticed. Story of my life, shouting fruitlessly from a window while the world passes by. Well, for the curious, here ya go: barrettmedia.com/2025/12/08/r...
Sometimes, the only escape is through the water.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Sometimes, the only escape is through the water.
Just got called an idiot by a telemarketer, so this week’s off to an interesting start
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Just got called an idiot by a telemarketer, so this week’s off to an interesting start
Greetings from nearly empty loanDepot Park, where at least 3/4 of those who braved rush hour traffic to get here (myself included) are wearing Phillies gear.
June 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Greetings from nearly empty loanDepot Park, where at least 3/4 of those who braved rush hour traffic to get here (myself included) are wearing Phillies gear.
Say hello to the newest member of our menagerie, Max. A little over three months old. Mabel is a little perturbed by the sudden competition.
June 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Say hello to the newest member of our menagerie, Max. A little over three months old. Mabel is a little perturbed by the sudden competition.
And so, I move another step down the rankings of People Who Went To Villanova. Not that I wasn't near the bottom of the list anyway.
May 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And so, I move another step down the rankings of People Who Went To Villanova. Not that I wasn't near the bottom of the list anyway.
“Iconic” has lost all meaning.
Brooks Marks, Gia Giudice, and other iconic Bravo nepo babies are all grown up and starring in a reality series of their own, called ‘Next Gen NYC.’
Bravo Nepo Babies Go Into the Family Business on Next Gen NYC
Brooks Marks, Gia Giudice, and other iconic Bravo nepo babies are all grown up and starring in a reality series of their own, called ‘Next Gen NYC.’
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April 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“Iconic” has lost all meaning.
The G.O.P.'s fundraising emails are getting more and more threatening. "COMPLETE AND TOTAL TERMINATION" of my "Top MAGA Patriot status"! Good thing I'm not a "Top MAGA Patriot" to begin with. Or any level MAGA. And there's no membership to renew, so...
March 23, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The G.O.P.'s fundraising emails are getting more and more threatening. "COMPLETE AND TOTAL TERMINATION" of my "Top MAGA Patriot status"! Good thing I'm not a "Top MAGA Patriot" to begin with. Or any level MAGA. And there's no membership to renew, so...
“Personal liberties and free markets”? Okay, it's a free market and I'm using my personal liberty to cancel my @washingtonpost.com subscription.
February 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
“Personal liberties and free markets”? Okay, it's a free market and I'm using my personal liberty to cancel my @washingtonpost.com subscription.
Stephen King pulling the plug on his radio stations raises the question of whether we're just trying to raise the dead at this point. That's this week's column, which, according to the website, is a 3 minute read. Is it too much to ask you for 3 minutes? No. So:
barrettmedia.com/2024/12/09/r...
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December 10, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Stephen King pulling the plug on his radio stations raises the question of whether we're just trying to raise the dead at this point. That's this week's column, which, according to the website, is a 3 minute read. Is it too much to ask you for 3 minutes? No. So:
barrettmedia.com/2024/12/09/r...
barrettmedia.com/2024/12/09/r...
I can't speak for anyone else, but I have had it with the news and doomscrolling and dealing with real life. The ratings always dip for the holidays, and they have this year, too. I wrote about that here:
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News Media’s Annual Holiday Dip, And What’s Different (And The Same) This Time | Barrett Media
Perry Michael Simon writes about post-election, holiday time for news media and what topics should come up during a time when people are looking for a break
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December 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
I can't speak for anyone else, but I have had it with the news and doomscrolling and dealing with real life. The ratings always dip for the holidays, and they have this year, too. I wrote about that here:
barrettmedia.com/2024/12/02/n...
barrettmedia.com/2024/12/02/n...
Bought a phone, got a column out of it:
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Will The Media Industry Adapt To Technological Changes? | Barrett Media
Perry Michael Simon writes about new technology, and wonders what will come next, and how the media industry will adapt to upcoming changes.
barrettmedia.com
November 25, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Bought a phone, got a column out of it:
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