Mike Vaccaro has been the lead sports columnist for ''
The New York Post
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It was established ...
'' since November 2002. Previously, he has worked as a columnist at ''
The Star-Ledger
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'', ''
The Kansas City Star
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'', and the ''
Times Herald-Record
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Northwest Arkansas Times
''Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette'' () is a daily newspaper in Fayetteville, Arkansas owned by Northwest Arkansas Newspapers and has circulation of 17,807 copies.
History
''Northwest Arkansas Times'' was formerly owned by the Thomson Corpora ...
, and was appointed to that position in 1991.
Vaccaro has won over 50 writing awards since beginning his career in 1989 as a reporter for the ''
Olean Times Herald
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'', where his primary beat was St. Bonaventure University basketball.
Vaccaro is a 1989 graduate of St. Bonaventure University. He and his wife, Leigh, live in