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.

Mitch Rosen Celebrates Laurence Holmes’s 25 Years on 670 The Score

"There was always a special fit at The Score and within our brand, for someone as bright and talented as Laurence was.”

Play-by-Play Will Always Matter to Good Karma Brands

"I think if you just look at it as an 82, 162 or 17 game season, that’s short-changing the beauty of a play-by-play partnership.”

Sports Radio’s Winter Book Ratings Recap (Mid Markets)

The winter ratings book has come to a close. This is one of the most divisive books of the year. Some programmers put less...

Sports Radio’s Winter Book Ratings Recap (Major Markets)

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Is Sports Radio Giving Up on Mid Markets?

Sports radio is at a crossroads. If you work in the format, you probably feel that no matter where you are. If you are...

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"I'm excited to help spotlight an artist for this rare chance,"

The Debate Is Over: Pat McAfee, Not Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN

"For now, the man who once looked like the biggest risk ESPN ever took may actually be the network’s best example of how to maximize the relationship without walking away from the brand that helped build it."

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. "

Why Abby Phillip’s Contract Extension Could Put CNN, Paramount Skydance on Collision Course

Nobody wants an outside ownership group walking into their newsroom and announcing that everything's been done wrong. That conversation never goes well, no matter who's delivering it or how it's framed.