Peter Schwartz

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Peter Schwartz writes weekly sports radio features for Barrett Media. He has been involved in New York sports media for over three decades, and has worked for notable brands such as WFAN, CBS Sports Radio, WCBS 880, ESPN New York, and FOX News Radio. Peter has also served as play by play announcer for the New Yok Riptide, New York Dragons, New York Hitmen, Varsity Media and the Long Island Sports Network. You can find him on Twitter @SchwartzSports or email him at DragonsRadio@aol.com.

Boomer Esiason Won’t Let Boomer and Gio Lose or Cystic Fibrosis Win

“I think Gunnar, at the age of 31 and having his own child and now starting a whole new life because of new drug development due to the money we’ve raised along with the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was kind of my calling.”

Jimmy Traina Has Always Had Thoughts On Sports Media

“The older I got, the more I found myself more of the sports media than the games sometimes. ESPN and SportsCenter was a huge part of my life back in the day before the internet. It's always been there and has always been an interest.”

Jon Rothstein Is Living The Dream

“That to me is what I felt I always wanted to do at the highest level is to be on the desk in the studio,” said Rothstein.  “I love waking up on a studio day and compiling information to add to our coverage.  It’s the gas in the engine.

Mike Francesa Is Embracing And Enjoying Podcasting

“I do them whenever I want,” said Francesa.  “I do them the length I want to do them.  I do them on any topic I want to do but basically, I’ve done sports.  They’ve been received very well.”

If Howard Stern Really Doesn’t Know Who Al Dukes Is, He Should 

A big part of Dukes’ success is the fact that he doesn’t take himself too seriously, just like some broadcasting giants like Stern and David Letterman.

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20 Brands in 20 Days: Tommy Mattern, 105.7 The Point, 92.3 WIL, St. Louis

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How Mitch Albom Convinced Christopher Gabriel to Give Talk Radio a Try

"Without skipping a beat, he goes, 'I think you'd be pretty good as a talk show host.' And I thought, well, I did radio in college — I never thought about that."

Why College Football Kicking Off Without Lee Corso Just Doesn’t Feel The Same

"There will only ever be one Lee Corso. And for the first time, college football begins a season without him anywhere around it. That’s going to take some getting used to."

Ken West WERS-FM: Community Over Commercial Radio Model

"It's important because fun is contagious. Fun can trickle down to staff and trickle out of the speakers to the listener."