John Mamola

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John Mamola is Barrett Media's sports editor and daily sports columnist. He brings over two decades of experience (Chicago, Tampa/St Petersburg) in the broadcast industry with expertise in brand management, sales, promotions, producing, imaging, hosting, talent coaching, talent development, web development, social media strategy and design, video production, creative writing, partnership building, communication/networking with a long track record of growth and success. He is a five-time recognized top 20 program director in a major market via Barrett Medi's Top 20 series and has been honored internally multiple times as station/brand of the year (Tampa, FL) and employee of the month (Tampa, FL) by iHeartMedia. Connect with John by email at John@BarrettMedia.com.

How The Ticket Continues To Dominate the Metroplex Under Jeff Catlin

“Our guys are no different than the listeners. We were just the ones lucky enough to get the transmitter.”

Why Saying Goodbye To AI Ashley Is A Massive Win For Radio Talent

"Radio talent in every format should be celebrating this win across the nation—embracing the news with the mindset that the next attempt to repeat the experiment is around the corner."

How 97.1 The Fan Crafted Its Latest Lineup Changes

“We have the right people at the right time to help us grow in radio and also in digital.”

Bill Belichick Brought Out The Worst In Sports Media This Week

"This week, there was a whole lot of drama. What I couldn’t understand is why there was drama in the first place."

Meet The Podcasters: Mike Foss, ESPN

"Podcasts are a very intimate thing. It's an intimate one-to-one relationship with the listener. It makes sense to lean so heavily on the talent when you're marketing and presenting it.:

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ESPN’s Burke Magnus: NFL Network Will Not “Investigate” the League, While ESPN Will Not Change Approach

"We're going to cover and report the NFL, it's called the NFL Network. But we're not going to investigate the NFL. We'll leave that to what we do on the ESPN platform."

AM 1450 KMMS Host Aaron Flint Wins Montana Representative Primary

Flint is looking to become the youngest Representative elected by Montana since 2000.

14% of Weekly Listeners Use Netflix For Podcast Viewing

The data comes after Netflix recently struck a nine-digit deal with Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast.

Approaching The Summit: Mike McVay, McVay Media

Approaching The Summit is a series of special interviews...