Mike Trivisonno
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Mike Trivisonno (born September 20, 1949 in East Cleveland, Ohio) is a conservative afternoon talk-show host on the Cleveland radio station Newsradio WTAM 1100.
He first gained notoriety by being a frequent caller ("Mr. Know It All") on "Sportsline" hosted by Pete Franklin on what was then WWWE AM 1100. He began his own broadcasting career in 1985, working for a time at WNCX, commenting on sports, particularly boxing and became one of the fulltime morning show personalities during 1989 and 1990 as a part of 'Those Guys in the Morning" with Rick Rydell and Todd Brandt.
He began hosting "Sportsline" on WWWE in 1994. At first, the show aired from 6-11 PM, and the show did well in the ratings--even though it was usually up against Cleveland Indians games on WKNR. It did so well, the decision was made to put Trivisonno in afternoon drive-time (4PM-8PM in 1996; 3PM-7PM since 1998). Since then, the show is usually either first or second in ratings for his time slot in the region.
His show was originally dedicated exclusively to sports, but has become a forum for discussing issues of politics (and whatever happens to be on Trivisonno's mind at the time). Also on the show are sidekick/producers "Big Daddy" Marty Allen and Paul Rado, as well as a young lady known only as "Alison" who provides a female perspective to an otherwise male-dominated program.
Trvisonno has admitted that he had a troubled youth, including being expelled from high school. However, he eventually returned to coach baseball at the high school level.
He was recently ranked the eighteenth most powerful person in sports in Northeast Ohio by the Plain Dealer, the major newspaper in the Cleveland area.
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