Joe Pantorno (born 10 December 1991) is an American sportswriter, journalist, editor, and analyst. He serves as the sports editor for ''amNewYork'' newspaper in

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. Pantorno formerly held positions with '' Newsday'', the ''

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'', and '' Bleacher Report.''

Education

Growing up in

North Massapequa, New York North Massapequa is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Massapequa area, which is an ...

, Pantorno attended

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before completing his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism from Hofstra University. He was elected editor-in-chief of the school's student-run, independent newspaper, ''The Hofstra Chronicle''.

Career

Before graduating from Hofstra University, Pantorno interned in the sports departments at the ''New York Post'' and ''Newsday''. Upon his departure from the school, he joined the Sports Xchange as a beat reporter for the

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during the 2013-14 season where his work was featured on

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. During his tenure with TSX, Pantorno also worked in covering the New York Knicks,

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, and New York Islanders. In 2015, Pantorno was hired as a Breaking News Reporter at ''Bleacher Report''. In March 2017, Pantorno joined ''Metro New York'' as their sports editor. He transferred to amNewYork after Metro was acquired by Schneps Media in January 2020 and merged with amNewYork.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pantorno, Joe 1991 births Living people American editors People from North Massapequa, New York Sportswriters from New York (state) Farmingdale High School alumni The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication alumni Hofstra University alumni