Mike Bianchi | |
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Born | June 1, 1960 |
Occupation | Sports columnist |
Nationality | American |
Michael A. Bianchi (born c. 1960)[ citation needed ] is an American journalist and sports columnist at the Orlando Sentinel. [1] He joined the Sentinel as a columnist in 2000 after working as the lead sports columnist at The Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville. [2] Before the Times-Union, Bianchi worked at Florida Today in Cocoa Beach, where he wrote columns and covered athletics at the University of Florida. [3]
In Orlando, he writes about the Orlando Magic, Orlando City Soccer Club, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, University of Central Florida, NASCAR, the NBA, NFL and other sports and events. [1] Bianchi has a weekday morning radio program in Orlando, Open Mike, on WYGM AM 740; the show focuses on sports in Central Florida and Florida. [4] [3]
Bianchi was born in Gainesville, Florida; [12] he received a Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Florida in 1985. [3]