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.

Can Sports Radio Still Recruit the Former Athlete?

"For sports radio to be persuasive, it needs to be believable. For sports radio to be believable, it must remain credible"

Dan Le Batard Discusses Meadowlark Media’s Changes, DraftKings Extension, ESPN and Creative Freedom

"One of the things that we wanted to do is give people permission to bet on themselves."

Why Mainstream Media Criticism From Colin Cowherd Rings Hollow

"I agree with most of what Cowherd states in his over three-minute “thank you note,” his call-out of mainstream media is outright absurd"

What Joey Mulinaro Has Done Right With ‘Sports Gone Wrong’

"To be able to have so many different things that I can do and show people what I can do, I take great pride in that."

The Audacy Partnership Is a Wake up Call to iHeartMedia Sports Radio Stations

"You can always learn a thing or two from your competition—but only if you’re willing to watch and listen."

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...