The Hollywood Reporter released its Most Powerful People in New York Media list, and New York news/talk radio hosts aren’t happy about it. The publication drew sharp criticism from several of the city’s most prominent voices, who argued it missed the mark badly. Their complaints centered on one consistent theme — radio, and particularly news/talk radio, was all but invisible on the list.
The omissions stretch well beyond the hosts themselves. Howard Stern and SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz didn’t make the cut. WFAN’s Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton were left off, as were WFAN president Chris Oliviero and Audacy CEO Kelli Turner.
No major radio CEOs — not iHeartMedia’s Bob Pittman, Cumulus Media’s Mary Berner, nor Red Apple Media’s John Catsimatidis — earned a spot. ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro and Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy were also absent. The list skewed heavily toward print, television, and digital media, leaving the radio industry almost entirely unrepresented…