Barrett Media – Sports Media Summit
Sports Media Summit in Chicago 2025
Join us after day one of the conference for the 2025 ESPN Radio After Party. The event runs from 6p-8p at the Chicago Sports Museum, located at 835 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL. This event is for conference attendees only. You must have your badge or be on the BSM guest list in order to …
Building a brand from scratch and turning it into a successful entity requires the right strategy, execution, people, and business plan. For Jomboy Media, the Locked On Podcast Network, Bleav, and the AllCity Network, each have created different paths to growth, and are seeing in real-time the opportunities and challenges associated with competing in the …
The sports media world in 2025 finds Barstool Sports driving massive engagement, high traffic, and enormous social currency. What goes into the content creation process for its unique personalities? How do they measure content effectiveness? What do they do to tiptoe the line but avoid the third rail? And how do they drive engagement and …
Point to Point Marketing CEO Tim Bronsil takes the stage to share a few words, and reward one lucky attendee with a $25,000 Audience Development Campaign. Everyone through the door qualifies for the giveaway.
A ten-minute timeout for attendees to network courtesy of our friends at Good Karma Brands.
The rise of Women’s sports has been explosive the past two years, but are sports media content creators adjusting to meet the moment? Should conversations about Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese warrant more talk time on sports radio? Should WNBA games be featured more in on-air updates, and online stories? Where does the growth of …
The challenges that brands and program directors deal with in mid and major sized markets are often different. Some measure success off of ratings. Others don’t even subscribe. Some depend on large advertising investments from agencies, others rely on local relationships. In this session, Cumulus Media/Westwood One SVP of Sports Bruce Gilbert sits down with …
Success in morning drive requires the right talent, and just as important, the right tone and approach. Yet many take different paths to connecting with audiences. In this session hosted by Barrett Media’s John Mamola, ESPN 1000’s David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood, 670 The Score’s David Haugh, and 810 WHB’s Steven St. John explain their …
One-hour outside of the theater to Chicago’s finest foods.
Point to Point Marketing presents the Keynote Conversations at the 2025 BSM Summit, which this year features ESPN’s Head of Content, Burke Magnus. In this discussion with Barrett Media president Jason Barrett, Burke will share how he chooses which games to broadcast on specific networks, where he sees future opportunity in podcasting and radio, the …