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.

College GameDay Week Four Viewership Draws Another Show Record For ESPN

"The episode now ranks as the fourth most-watched regular-season show all-time. Its final hour averaged 3.7 million viewers, beating the competition [FOX Sports] by 163%."

FOX Sports’ Kevin Burkhardt To Receive 2027 Pat Summerall Award

"Past honorees include James Brown, Greg Gumbel, Jim Nantz, Chris Berman, Cris Collinsworth among many others."

NHRA Announces New Multi-Year Media Agreements With CW Network, FloSports, FOX Sports

"These new media relationships give us a huge opportunity to build on that and continue to reach new fans and introduce them to the incredible competition."

Keyshawn Johnson is Betting on Himself With VSiN’s Thursday Night Betcast

"I’m in the gaming space. There’s not a lot of high-level ex-professional athletes in the gaming space at this level. I don’t know any, to be honest. There’s a lot of gamers that can identify with me, and that’s what I hope to bring to VSiN."

MLB Swung and Missed at a Giant Opportunity To Serve Local Playoff Hungry Fans

"MLB has spent years talking about the importance of growing the game, reaching younger audiences and making baseball easier to watch. That mission doesn't begin with finding another streaming subscriber during the postseason."

Breaking

Bob Pittman: iHeartMedia Won’t Chase Podcast Deals That Lose Money

"At Axios Media Trends Live, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman talked podcast deals, AI, radio’s reach, and royalties."

Steak Shapiro: Tampa Bay-Milwaukee World Series Will Be A “Disaster” For Baseball, FOX Sports

"There's another term called make goods, which is you guarantee an audience. I don't know that they'll hit the audience they're guaranteeing."

CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil Announces New Video Podcast

The show will be filmed in Dokoupil’s CBS News office, giving the project a setting connected to his work as a journalist.

LAZER 103.3 Tabs Ryan Gibbons for Morning Drive

“I’m thrilled beyond words to join the legendary crew at LAZER 103.3."