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.

ESPN West Palm’s John Martin Returns To Work Following Battle With Cancer

"Literally two days ago, for the first time in a year, on Monday of this week, he walked back into ESPN West Palm as a member of the team again."

Eric Edholm Rejoins Yahoo Sports Bolstering Platform’s NFL Coverage

"Humbled to be back! Really excited about this season and beyond."

YouTube Reportedly The Leading Platform For NBA Local Broadcast Hub As Early As 2027-2028 Season

"We’ll cobble together a series of solutions for this season, but I feel good that we’ll have something on a national basis for the following year."

Barstool Sports Ends Unnecessary Roughness Podcast With Brandon Walker, Kaycee Smith

"You and I agreed on this. If you can end it on your own terms, then that's what you should do. Because a lot of times it runs it into the dirt, and we're not running it into the dirt."

Former ESPN, NFL Network Executive Steve Bornstein Joins Advisory Board Of New MMA Promotion

"The opportunity to advise his new global MMA league at this stage is incredibly exciting. MMA is a global sport with enormous potential, and this group is approaching it with the right combination of ambition, respect for art and the athletes and a long-term vision."

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Emmy Awards Shifting From Broadcast To Streaming On Prime Video Beginning Next Year

"Having a dedicated home with Prime Video allows us to build on that legacy with unprecedented global reach and a broader commitment to the Television Academy and our mission throughout the year."

WIBC’s 1977 Hostage Crisis Brought to Life by Jon Hamm in ‘American Hostage’ Series

"I had a lot of friends that went to IU, so it was very, very close to my heart in many ways. And I thought we did a great job of relating that wonderful story."

Braiden Bell Seeking His Portland Trail Blazers Role Back Following Firing

"Braiden is not asking anyone to excuse what he wrote. He has owned it, without excuses. What he is asking is whether a boy’s words from fourteen years ago should outweigh everything the man has done since."

Bomani Jones Takes The Right Time To Playmaker

"What I liked about Playmaker was that they weren’t trying to come in and change the show, they were giving us the resources to do more with it."