Demetri Ravanos

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Demetri Ravanos is a former columnist and editor for Barrett Media. He is the creator of The Sports Podcast Festival, and a previous host of the Chewing Clock and Media Noise podcasts. He occasionally fills in on stations across the Carolinas in addition to hosting Panthers and College Football podcasts. His radio resume includes stops at WAVH and WZEW in Mobile, AL, WBPT in Birmingham, AL and WBBB, WPTK and WDNC in Raleigh, NC. You can find him on Twitter @DemetriRavanos or reach him by email at DemetriTheGreek@gmail.com.

Meet The Bettors: Mike Francesa, BetRivers

Who do you like in the game?’ ‘Who do you like in the series?’ That’s really what sports talk has always been about, opinions. I mean that’s always a part of it.”

ESPN, FOX Should Do All They Can to Protect College Sports Investment

“The future of college sports matters to these companies and if the future involves having to build new financial models, they should want to step up.”

Meet The Bettors: Joe Fortenbaugh, ESPN

“If you're taking valuable time out of your day to listen to me on television or radio, I owe you big.”

Rich Shertenlieb Enters New Era on WZLX: No Fred Toucher, No Music, No Guarantees

“It's worked for me in the past and there's no secret sauce. It's just try to be entertaining every morning and work your ass off to do it right.”

Meet The Bettors: Jeremy Stein, SportsGrid

“You know, when we first started SportsGrid, a lot of the opportunity that we've seen in the past year, are opportunities that we never would have dreamed about.”

Breaking

Why The Morning Meeting’s Kevin Walling Likes Setting the Stage on 2Way

"The uniqueness of that was super appealing to me, as opposed to just a regular news program where you're just talking at viewers. I think where media is headed, too, in terms of the future."

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Eagan, 101.9 WTMX Chicago & KS95 in Minneapolis

"It would be so easy in my chair to say, well, then we're just doing the same thing on both because I can save myself, you know, five extra meetings a week if both stations are virtually duplicate. But we don't do that here. "

Inside DAZN’s Push Into the U.S. Sports Media Rights Race

"The hope is this year we prove ourselves to some degree to certain teams and leagues to show what we can do."

Red Hotline Globe: Why Authentic Air Talent Matters

"Build your personal footprint across social media and local events. Doing so ensures your connection with the audience belongs to you."