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.

What Sports Networks Should Heed From the Cancellation of ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

"The reasoning CBS gave behind the cancellation should be heard loud and clear by everyone, including sports television networks."

How Leila Rahimi Is Setting a New Standard at 670 The Score in Chicago

"I never dreamt in a million years that I would make some sort of Chicago sports media history."

Sports Radio Must Follow the ESPN, FOX Sports Licensing Content Model

"The benefits outweigh the pitfalls. You become more relevant through connection, and you bring the audiences of those creators to your megaphone."

FOX Sports Makes ‘Everyday for the Boys’ With Dave Portnoy, Barstool Sports Partnership

"Dave Portnoy will now be a part of Big Noon Kickoff, and Barstool Sports content will begin to fill the holes of recently departed programming on FS1. That’s a bigger deal than Michael Jordan signing to NBC Sports."

How ‘Shan & RJ’ Found Personality Driven Dominance in Dallas

"We all have the same content, so what was differentiating? Personalities. Content matters, yes. But personalities matter more."

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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...