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.

NBC Sports Announces Full NBA Schedule Of Broadcasts Spanning 100 Regular Season Games

"Our 2026-27 schedule not only features elite matchups on the biggest stages possible, but new programming innovations designed to build off last year’s resounding successes."

The Ringer Makes Return To Streaming On Twitch With ‘Ringer Wise Guys’

"The Ringer distributed content on Twitch before Spotify acquired the network in 2020."

ESPN Digital & Social Sets New Global Sports Media Audience Record

"June alone drew 643.5 million unique global users — the largest monthly audience any sports media brand has ever recorded."

97.1 The Ticket’s Mike Valenti: J.J. Watt “Has The Personality Of A Brick”

"John Madden didn't cure cancer; he was just entertaining."

Jason Benetti Reportedly Set To Call NBA Games For NBC Sports This Season

"Benetti became NBC's lead Sunday Night Baseball voice this year while remaining the Detroit Tigers' play-by-play announcer."

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Dan Le Batard: Mike Tomlin Has Been The Most Impressive Addition This NFL Season on Television

"I believe that Mike Tomlin has been better at broadcasting than any newcomer that we have seen since Tony Romo in terms of surprising people."

Linda Cohn: Pat McAfee Should Evaluate Giving Everything A Spotlight On His Platform

"Occasionally, the room is going to have something to say about you. You don't have to enjoy it, but you have to decide whether every joke deserves the full weight of your platform."

Katie Zacharia: Maria Bartiromo The Ideal Choice to Serve as Next White House Press Secretary

"I think she would be excellent at really holding the mainstream media and fake news accountable while being loyal and also kind. She also has a very kind, warm side to her, but she is tough."

Dave Portnoy Hints ESPN’s College GameDay May Head Back To Utah Next Weekend

"So, [Pat] McAfee, I think, is going back to Utah. I'm sure everyone [at] ESPN are going to lick his t***t and be like, "Sorry, Pat."