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.

Radio Row At Army-Navy Was The Live Event We’ve Been Waiting For

"As the second-largest media row behind the Super Bowl, this event was representative of a rebirth of radio stations doing live shows on the road again."

Chris Canty Is A Better Version Of Himself On Air

"To be part of a group where everybody is obsessed with making the show sound as good as it can sound, I think it’s an important thing.”

Steve Somers Can’t Retire From Talking

“The people, whether it was management then or management now, and all the calls and all the listeners that I might have had over the years, I owe everything to them."

JJ Redick Wants To Give Fans The Why And The How

"This is perfect for me right now.”

Katie Mox Isn’t A Gambling Expert Barking At You

“People pretending to win all the time lose the new audience."

Breaking

20 Brands in 20 Days: Chris Lloyd, WBAB & 106.1 BLI

"It's hard to fake Long Island. You gotta be it."

Cassette Comeback Defies Digital Music Streaming Dominance

"In a culture built around infinite, frictionless content, that kind of deliberate attention has become rare enough to feel almost radical."

Why the NBA Should Never Give up Their Spot to the NFL on Christmas Day

"The NFL is powerful enough to change the way sports fans consume Christmas Day. It is not powerful enough to make the NBA abandon it."

We Are What We Eat With Media Being the Meal

"Understanding how our industry influences consumers’ decision-making doesn’t eliminate that influence, but it does encourage more thoughtful, impactful and compelling buying habits."