Michael A. Bianchi

Michael A. Bianchi (born c. 1960) is an American journalist and sports columnist at the Orlando Sentinel. Before the Times-Union, Bianchi worked at Florida Today in Cocoa Beach, where he wrote columns and covered athletics at the University of Florida. 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. 2009 Sunshine States Award for sports commentary, South Florida Society of Professional Journalists. 2013 Florida Sportswriter of the Year, National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA). 2013 Alumni of Distinction, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.

Books Danny Wuerffel's tales from the Gator swamp: reflections of faith and football, co-author with Danny Wuerffel and Steve Spurrier. Sports Publications, 2004. Swampmeet: a Gator counting book, co-author with Marisol Novak and Andy Marlette. (Juvenile audience) Sports Publications, LLC, 2004. Gator alphabet: ABC, co-author with Marisol Novak and Andy Marlette. (Juvenile audience) Sports Publications, LLC, 2004.

Personal Bianchi was born in Gainesville, Florida; he received a Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Florida in 1985.