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.

Why Radio’s AI Disclosure Debate May Already Be Dead Air

"Disclosure only matters if consumers believe there's meaningful value in knowing the difference. Based on the latest research, they're already showing they don't."

Mike Golic Jr: Opportunity To Return to ESPN Radio “Invigorated” His Father

"There weren't really a lot of bad feelings that had to be parsed through going back here [ESPN]. There wasn't a lot of that because I think he's always handled his business the right way."

ESPN Officially Extends NFL Insider Adam Schefter With Multi-Year Agreement

"ESPN NFL news has a way of cutting through everything else on the sports calendar, and Adam is a big reason our audience comes to ESPN first when it breaks."

UFC CEO Dana White Criticizes Event Production Team In Post-Event Press Conference

"I just paid Shakur Stevenson a sh**load of money, and for some reason we can't figure this celebrity s**t out. They [UFC production team] put him up as a fu**ing OKC NBA player. Are you fu**ing kidding me?"

Dave Portnoy: Dan Patrick Had Every Right To Call Out WNBA Commissioner Over Missed Appearance

"You're the commissioner of the WNBA. What do you mean your PR people won't let you go on? It's your decision. You're their boss. So that's a total lie, total cop out."

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New iHeartRadio Lite Mode Simplifies Listening on iPhone and Android

"This new ability to toggle between full functionality and Lite Mode, which has just the essentials, gives them the opportunity to make every experience the right one for them.”

ESPN Monday Night Football Cowboys-Eagles Ties Week Seven Record On Network

"The Cowboys-Eagles game on Oct. 26 averaged 18.8 million viewers across ESPN’s family of networks."

David Samson Underestimated What Radio Means to Baseball

"We don’t need baseball on radio anymore."

Why Fox News’ Ratings Slump Isn’t the Warning Sign Everyone Thinks

People are tired, man. And oftentimes, the most likely answer is the correct one.