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.

How ‘The Power Trip’ on KFAN Grew From Failure To Dominate the Twin Cities

"One of the things that we've done—as we learned early on—is if you're not an expert about something, don't pretend to be"

Sports Fans Were Wrong About Cable, and Now Are Paying the Price

"For the sports fan, the current streaming model is not an upgrade. It’s a downgrade wrapped in an illusion of choice"

Is ESPN Direct-To-Consumer Service Enough To Bring Fans In?

"What ESPN has done in crafting its positioning for the launch of ESPN DTC is in the same vein as Ray Kinsella plowing his cornfield: betting on a vision, catering to a calling—and time will tell if they will come"

How Gordon Keith Took ‘Fake Jerry’ From the Ticket to Cartoon Network, Launched ‘The Musers: The Podcast’

"I know nothing about sports, and I worked at that station. I kind of had to find a way to stay employed up there"

Have Radio Programmers Lost Sense of How To Motivate Their Talent?

"You’ll be surprised how creative and motivated people get with a sense of understanding, instead of another meeting or a cheap cake"

Breaking

ESPN’s Burke Magnus: NFL Network Will Not “Investigate” the League, While ESPN Will Not Change Approach

"We're going to cover and report the NFL, it's called the NFL Network. But we're not going to investigate the NFL. We'll leave that to what we do on the ESPN platform."

AM 1450 KMMS Host Aaron Flint Wins Montana Representative Primary

Flint is looking to become the youngest Representative elected by Montana since 2000.

14% of Weekly Listeners Use Netflix For Podcast Viewing

The data comes after Netflix recently struck a nine-digit deal with Jay Shetty's On Purpose podcast.

Approaching The Summit: Mike McVay, McVay Media

Approaching The Summit is a series of special interviews...