Mike Florio

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Mike Florio
Born	c. 1964/1965 (age 48–49)^[1] Wheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Carnegie Mellon University West Virginia University
Occupation	Lawyer Sportswriter
Notable credit(s)	NBC Sports
Religion	Roman Catholic^[2]
Spouse(s)	Jill
Children	Alex

Mike Florio (born c. 1964/1965 in Wheeling, West Virginia) is an American sportswriter. He writes for Profootballtalk.com, which he created and owns.

Florio is also a contributor to NBC's Sunday night NFL studio show Football Night in America and appears in the Sunday Night Football postgame show to break down the NFL’s top stories of the day with Bob Costas. Additionally, he appears with Peter King of Sports Illustrated during halftime of NBC’s coverage of Notre Dame football to discuss timely NFL topics.^[3]

Early life

Florio was born and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia. He attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School where he played Football, Basketball, Soccer and Baseball. He graduated in 1983.^[4]

After a stint at Carnegie Mellon, Florio graduated from West Virginia University’s law school in 1991.

Sportswriter career

Florio began his sportswriting for a now-defunct site called NFLtalk.com in June 2000. The site was then bought out by ESPN.com, where Florio continued to write a rumor and news report. He worked for ESPN.com for 6 months.^[5]

On November 1, 2001, Florio created the website Profootballtalk.com, which focuses on the National Football League.^[6]

On June 14, 2009, it was announced that Profootballtalk.com would become an affiliate of NBC Sports, which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.^[7]

After becoming a parter with NBC, Florio began contributing to NBC Sports' television coverage, including Football Night in America.^[8]

Personal

Florio is married and has one child. They live in Bridgeport, West Virginia.^[9] Florio also used to be a lawyer.^[10]

References

External links

http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/mike-florio/

v t e Football Night in America

Studio	Dan Patrick - Host Tony Dungy - Analyst Rodney Harrison - Analyst Peter King - NFL Insider Mike Florio - NFL Insider

Game site	Bob Costas - Pregame Host Al Michaels - Play-by-Play Cris Collinsworth - Pregame Co-host/Color Commentary Michele Tafoya - Sideline Reporter Hines Ward - Pregame Analyst

Former	Sterling Sharpe John Madden Jerome Bettis Tiki Barber Keith Olbermann Andrea Kremer Scott Pioli

NFL on NBC The NFL on NBC pregame show Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 36014480 LCCN: n2001039851

Persondata
Name	Florio, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American sportswriter
Date of birth	1965
Place of birth	Wheeling, West Virginia
Date of death
Place of death

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