In a little more than 5 months, the BSM Summit will take place in New York City. The dates are February 26-27 and our location is the Ailey Citigroup Theater. It may seem far away right now, but if you work in the industry and want to be there, I encourage you to buy your ticket early and reserve your room. Not only will it save you money, but once seats and rooms are full, there’s no way to create extra space. You can buy discounted tickets until September 30th at BSMSummit.com. Prices go up on October 1st.
What makes this event important is that it brings together a large number of the brightest and boldest people from the entire sports media industry. Many in the room may represent different companies, but they’re all involved in the same fight. To be able to learn from one another, gain tips and information to improve and grow your business, and increase industry relationships in the process, is money and time well spent.
When sports media’s finest last got together in February in Los Angeles, over 20 companies were represented. 60 accomplished speakers graced the stage, 50 programmers/executives were in attendance, and 6 well respected industry professionals participated in award ceremonies honoring two highly successful individuals. You can see some of the video highlights from the event by clicking here. Sessions were built for PD’s, GM’s, hosts, sellers, podcasters, digital folks, imaging directors, gambling enthusiasts, affiliate reps, and agents, and we plan to deliver another action packed agenda for NYC this February.
To help us make 2020’s Summit one to remember, I’m excited to share we’ll have on-stage contributions from a number of talented and successful sports media professionals. Scheduled to join us are on-air hosts Paul Finebaum of ESPN, Adam Schein of SiriusXM and CBS Sports, Maggie Gray of WFAN, and Brandon Tierney of CBS Sports Radio and TV. Sports radio executives Mark Chernoff of WFAN/Entercom, Bruce Gilbert of Cumulus Media/Westwood One, Mike Thomas of 98.5 The Sports Hub/Beasley Media, and Phil Mackey of SKOR North will also take part, as will Action Network CEO Patrick Keane, and voice talent Jim Cutler. The 2nd annual Tony Bruno and Jeff Smulyan award ceremonies are also on our schedule along with a private cocktail reception for attendees.
We’ll have more speakers to announce in the next few weeks but I’m really excited to have these 10 individuals part of our 2020 event. If you’ve sent in a request to participate, it has been received, and I’ll circle back should there be a fit. If you haven’t reached out but are interested in speaking, submissions can be sent to us via email. It’s going to be a fun and productive 2-days in the concrete jungle this February. I hope to see you there!
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
