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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Why Dianna Russini Doesn’t Owe NFL Media Any Explanation Making Her Return

"Russini's second act is all about making the right first impression. That's where the focus should be. Should there be an apology? To the public, no. To those she worked alongside and covered? Absolutely. But that doesn't need to happen on camera."

How Erick Erickson Is Handling the Democratic Midterm Landslide on Talk Radio

“You don’t want to burn out the audience. My general rule, though, is if I’m tired of talking about a topic, they must be. But also, my show is always guided by what is the big news of the day."

TJ Taormina: The Transmitter Comes First on The TJ Show

"I would say the primary focus is without question the radio show, and that is the first order of priority every single day,"

Your Social Media Timeline May Testify Against You

"Every month, someone else who “knew better” gets fired, suspended, dropped or publicly dragged."