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.

BSM’s Sports Radio Guest Draft

"Instead of reaching out to Mel Kiper, Todd McShay, and others, I took a look at the draft board and thought about something more in keeping with sports radio."

Stephen A. Smith Is Clearly Thinking About a Political Future

"He could announce tomorrow that he is throwing his hat in the ring for a 2024 presidential nomination tomorrow or he could wait until 2025 and decide to be a part of New York City’s mayoral election. Neither one would surprise me."

Disney Will Pay Billions For The NBA While People Get Laid Off And That’s OK

"There very well could be a PR hit of some sort, but Disney is, at its core, a content company. The NBA is some of ESPN’s and ABC’s best sports content."

Meet the Market Managers: Todd Markiewicz, Tegna Inc. Columbus

"I love this industry. It's all I've ever done my entire career and I've done it at a variety of places around the country. It's been very good to me and my family, and I love it. I'm passionate about radio."

If Pac-12 Can’t Get TV Deal Right It Can’t Survive

"If Pac-12 games really are airing on Saturdays after twenty-year-old reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond and an infomercial for Rodent Sheriff, would schools like Utah and Oregon want to stick around?"

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Emerging Artists Get Festival Shot via TikTok Music Competition

"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."

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. "