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.

Jeff Austin Is Thankful for Every Step of His Radio Journey as He Exits 1080 The Fan and Enters Retirement

"I have a lot of different interests in life, and I'm looking forward to continuing my passion for audio and for sports."

Meet The Podcasters: Andrew Samson, The Volume

"Once you understand that a successful podcast benefits from being in the moment, talking about what's happening now just like they do in sports; then you can use those same strategies successfully."

What Sports Radio Can Learn From Jon Gruden

"It continues to baffle me how hard it is for sports radio stations to figure out that the best form of advertising your brand is through your listeners."

Sports Gambling: Are Broadcasters Doing Enough To Prepare and Protect Talent?

“I'm not saying it (social media backlash) would never happen, but I think our hosts are very cautious in giving out their thoughts and their picks."

Meet The Podcasters: Will Pearson, iHeartPodcasts

"In radio, the reality is it's actually still reaching about 90% of Americans. Of course, industries evolve and you look for ways to operate more efficiently and effectively. For us, that is the reason that our podcast division is able to reach so many people. "

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Barrett Media Retooling Website and Strategy for the AI Search Era

"The point of creating and distributing content is to serve it to an audience that values it, and connect partners to it who can grow their businesses by being associated with it."

20 Brands In 20 Days: Chase Daniels, Q104 and Star 102 Cleveland

"They can forgive a bad break, a bad song, a bad ad. But they can't wait for it to be good. If you're doing it right, they'll stay. If you're not, they'll leave."

Is It Time to Abolish the FCC Entirely?

What's so unusual is the opposition coming from the right, not just the expected criticism from the left.

How Jason Myrtetus Proves Authenticity Leads to Purpose Through His Battle With Cancer

"The responses I’ve received, it’s humbling. In our divided world today, especially on social media. This entire journey has renewed my faith in humanity. There are still a lot of really good people out there."