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.

WFAN Boomer Esiason Open To Weekly Appearance With Chris “Mad Dog” Russo On SiriusXM

"He probably felt since the announcement came down that Audacy is going to be on SiriusXM Radio, that he could, in some way, shape, or form, pull me into his web during football season. I never say no to anything."

Steve Smith Reportedly Joining ESPN In A Studio Analyst Capacity

"Steve Smith is just the latest NFL Network talent to be integrated into daily ESPN programming."

WNBA Viewership Up Double Digits Halfway Through 2026 Season

"League-wide viewership has risen 12% year over year, averaging 742,000 viewers per game across all partners. More than 73 million people have watched WNBA games this season, a record at the All-Star break."

Tony Khan: AEW Podcast Network “Is Coming”

"We’re still planning the AEW podcast network with our friends. That is coming. That’s been in the works for quite a while, and it’s still in the works."

CW Sports To Begin Streaming Live Sports On ESPN App Beginning August 4

"It’s going to be a CW-branded destination within the ESPN app, just like they have an NFL destination within the ESPN app. We control all of our content. It’s not unlike if it was just a CW app. It gives us that streaming solution that we, fans, and frankly the leagues have been asking us for."

Breaking

Adi Joseph Leaving CBS Sports Digital For VP of News Role At ESPN

"I couldn’t be more excited for the new challenge, where I’ll have a much more directly integrated role in television platforms and work with the people who break so much of the sports news that exists."

ESPN Adds Five New Analysts To College Basketball Coverage This Season

"LaPhonso Ellis, Steve Lavin, Malcolm Brogdon and Jason Capel join the men’s roster. In addition, Stacey Dales joins the women’s side as a game analyst."

ESPN New York Announces Extension With St. John’s Basketball

"With coverage across 880 AM, 1050 AM and the ESPN New York app, we're making it easy for fans to follow every game while continuing to deliver the local sports programming New Yorkers expect from ESPN New York."

David Berson Announces Skydance Global Sports Group Leadership Team

"Jeff Gerttula, Craig Barry, Patty Power and Dan Weinberg anchor his new leadership team according to an internal memo Thursday."