Derek Futterman

415 POSTS
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

Fred Toucher’s Simple Philosophy Behind His Boston Radio Success

"The advantage of being on for a long time is people feel they know you if you choose to share yourself with them. If you choose not to do that, then you're doing yourself a disservice. That prevents that special relationship between you and the audience."

Meet 580 WCHS’ Chris Lawrence, News/Talk Radio’s Only Marconi Award Personality Nominee

"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."

WCBS-FM’s New Morning Show Embraces the Station’s Legendary History

"For years, 101.1 was the frequency where all the great talent ended their careers"

Why NFL Sunday Ticket Is A Premium Product With A Major Problem

"Fans shouldn't have to choose between accepting a blackout and hoping their favorite team's game doesn't compete with an overtime finish somewhere else. They paid for access, and they should receive it."