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.

Isn’t It Time For Another Ratings Innovation For Radio?

"PPM, the last great innovation in measuring radio audiences, was rolled out fifteen years ago. That is multiple lifetimes in terms of technology."

4 Programmers Explain Why They Wouldn’t Miss The BSM Summit in New York

"What do they want to learn? What do they hope colleagues learn from them? Who do they want to meet? Here's how they answered those questions."

How Can Sports Radio Make The Most Of Twitter?

"If we learned anything from the message boards of the early 2000s, it's that the internet is filled with pretend experts and people pushing narratives that aren't valuable or in some cases, aren't based in reality."

Don Martin Loves Everything About The BSM Summit

“This is a place you want to be because none of us are short of opinions and none of us are are pulling in any direction other than the same direction to make the vertical better.”

Sometimes Listeners Just Want Sports Radio Comfort Food

"The stuff that we find boring isn't always useless. Look, sometimes your audience just wants to hear you talk about special teams or shooting percentages."

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Red Apple Audio Networks Launching Michael Cohen’s Weekend Show Into National Syndication

"New York has heard what happens when I get behind the microphone. Now it’s time for the rest of America."

Salt Air Broadcasting Buys CCB Media in Cape Cod Deal

"We still strongly believe in the power of local radio, particularly here on Cape Cod."

FOX Sports South Florida Re-Brands With HomeTeam Revival In Afternoon Drive

"The HomeTeam is comfort food for the ear-holes and souls of three generations of South Floridians who love sarcasm, pop culture, comedy, stupidity, sports and stories, and not necessarily in that order."

Bob Chapek: Bob Iger Worked Against Me During My Time as Disney CEO

"It would have been one thing if he was neutral, but to be actually working against me, actively, I thought was just unbelievable.”