Jason Barrett

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Jason Barrett is the Founder and CEO of Barrett Media. The company launched in September 2015 and has provided consulting services to America's top audio and video brands, while simultaneously covering the media industry at BarrettMedia.com, becoming a daily destination for media professionals. Prior to Barrett Media, Jason built and programmed 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He was also the first sports programmer for SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, which later became 97.5 The Fanatic. Barrett also led 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and worked on-air and behind the scenes at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years at ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT producing 'The Dan Patrick Show' and 'GameNight'. JB can be reached on Twitter @SportsRadioPD or by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.

FOX Interested in Thursday Night Football

According to a Bloomberg report, FOX is attempting to acquire the broadcast rights to Thursday Night Football. Some expected FOX, who retained their broadcast network along with national...

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104.5 The Zone Expands Its Local Weekday Programming

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"This shift demonstrates Univision's willingness to experiment with Spanish AC despite signal limitations."

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"I know he's a like clickbait type dude. You feel what I'm saying? Sometimes, there's some dudes that are internet people. He's one of them. It's something I'm not knowing if it's serious or not."