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.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Credits NBC Sports’ First Year Efforts Leaning Into Baseball

"NBC, from Day 1, was about reach for us and they certainly delivered that. Equally important, they leaned into baseball."

Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."

Doc Rivers Joins NBC Sports Analyst Rotation

"I loved playing the game, I loved coaching it, and I’ve always loved talking about it."

Prime Video Season Opener Draws Third Largest Regular Season Viewership Ever

"The Highmark Stadium opener rose 5% over last year's Thursday Night Football season debut. Meanwhile, it jumped 21% above last season's full-year average of 15.33 million."

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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."