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.

Dave O’Brien Wants You To Fall in Love With Baseball

“I may see something tonight I’ve never seen before, and if I’m still broadcasting – and I think I am with that same sense of joy over those moments – then I’ll keep doing it"

Jorge Sedano is a Listener

“There has to be a connection with the audience. The sports stuff will do that some of the time, but it’s the personal stuff. It’s the funny stuff that people will take with them and will remember forever.”

Women’s World Cup is a ‘Crown Jewel Event’ for Eric Shanks & FOX Sports

“We want to capture the nation’s attention and put it right on this team as they make a run for their third in a row.”

Tony Gwynn Jr. Made His Own Name in San Diego

"People got a chance to see that I wasn’t my father and [that] I had a personality.”

Brandon Tierney Was Born for this Moment

“We’re both going to come out firing; that’s just our nature. We’re shooters – we like to shoot – and the key for us is to learn when it’s time to pass."

Breaking

ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

Shark Week works because it's built, engineered, and marketed