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BSM President Jason Barrett wraps up the 2025 BSM Summit with a review of what’s been learned, and a few final thoughts before attendees return home.

The Premiere Networks Awards ceremony features four awards. They are the Mark Chernoff Award, Jeff Smulyan Award, Champion’s Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award. All four awards will be presented on day 2, helping close out the 2025 BSM Summit. Our 2025 recipients are Cumulus Media/Westwood One SVP of Sports Bruce Gilbert (Smulyan Award), Sports Radio …

On the diamond, Ozzie Guillen enjoyed a successful baseball career. In the dugout, he became a World Series Champion manager. But managing egos, lineups, corporate expectations, media interactions, and noise from fans requires a wide ranging set of skills that not everyone is built to endure. In this conversation with Jason Barrett, Ozzie will share …

Being the final voice heard before listener’s head home to catch up on news of the day, and enjoy the evening’s live sporting events, requires a different approach than what airs earlier in the day. In this session hosted by Barrett Media’s John Mamola, ESPN 1000’s Marc ‘Silvy’ Silverman, 670 The Score’s Matt Spiegel and …

A ten-minute timeout for attendees to network courtesy of our friends at Good Karma Brands.

Investing time and resources to create successful events isn’t easy, but there is a payoff for brands when they’re done right. However, not enough outlets are taking advantage of the opportunities to deliver signature, high performing events. Demetri Ravanos will share what he’s learned since going independent, and relay best practices, and valuable learnings to …

Has interviewing improved in sports broadcasting? What types of questions deliver the best answers, which ones put the interviewee in danger, and what separates the best from the field when it comes to gaining valuable insight, information, and unpredictable answers from notable guests? Barrett Media CEO Jason Barrett shares a modern version of John Sawatsky’s …

One of the biggest changes in the radio industry in 2025 has been Nielsen’s measurement move from capturing 5-minutes of quarter hour listening to 3-minutes. The switch is expected to help brands increase ratings, and give advertisers more incentive to get involved with the medium. In this session, Nielsen’s John Snyder will share insights learned …

BSM President Jason Barrett kicks off the second day of the conference by previewing what’s on tap for the final day of sessions in the windy city.