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.

NBC Sports NFL Kickoff Game Draws Lowest Audience Since 2022

"The average audience marks the fourth straight season topping 25 million for NBC's opener."

Mike Ryan: ESPN “Irresponsible” By Presenting Only One Side Of Protect College Sports Act

"To just present Nick Saban's side, which is just trying to ram this thing through. Take advantage of the labor and cap the amount of money that they can make, is wholly unfair and irresponsible by ESPN."

Scott Masteller Retiring After 45 Year Career In Sports Radio

"Scott has brought tremendous knowledge, thoughtful leadership and a deep commitment to excellence to The Fanatic."

Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Reportedly Form Streaming Coalition Advocating for Technology-Neutral Policies

"The group formed as regulators scrutinize how sports leagues sell rights to streamers."

Greg Cote Laid off by the Miami Herald After 54 Years: “I’m Not Going To Pretend I Was Stunned”

"It was a matter of time. Colleagues of my age have been joking for years, what would last longer, our career or the newspaper industry itself. I won't even pretend I was overwhelmingly disappointed."

Breaking

Glenn Beck Calls Out The Young Turks Over Lindsey Graham Documentary

“TYT did all they could to paint Lindsey Graham as a hypocrite. Maybe they should look in the mirror.”

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.