Derek Futterman

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Derek Futterman is a former associate editor and sports media reporter for Barrett Media. He previously interned for Paramount within Showtime Networks, wrote for the Long Island Herald and served as lead sports producer at NY2C. Find him on X @derekfutterman.

Nicole Briscoe is Committed to the Race at ESPN

"The game has slowed down for me in terms of I don’t get nervous when I sit down on the set; I get excited."

Angelo Cataldi is Loud and Unapologetically Philadelphia

"I realized that it was a performance and who I was on the air was me amplified."

Matt ‘Money’ Smith is Shining in the Lights of Hollywood

"I’m not rigid in my ways [and] I don’t feel like I have to be a particular character."

Merrill Reese Has Shaped the Sound of Football in Philadelphia on WIP

"I don’t care if it’s the preseason game or the Super Bowl – you want to be at your best, and you prepare to the nth degree."

Chris Dimino Wants to Keep Documenting History on 680 The Fan

"We know what hits and what doesn’t; we know what to go back to."

Breaking

AM Radio Is on Life Support, and the FCC Helped Put It There

AM's demise is connected to terrible content. Can AM rise again? It's all about content.

Warren Kurtzman of Coleman Insights Wants Radio to Prove Its Brand-Building Power

"We need something that more effectively demonstrates the impact that we have for advertisers."

How Matt Chernoff Evolves From One Legendary Chapter to the Next at 680 the Fan

"I’ve always taken pride in the fact that I can work with different people. I don’t want this show to sound like Chuck & Chernoff because that chapter is closed."

Is Syndication Making Radio Better or Just Cheaper?

"If you can't win that fight at home, you're not ready for somebody else's town."