Mike Trivisonno
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Mike Trivisonno | |
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| Born | September 20, 1949 |
| Occupation | Radio Broadcaster |
Mike "Triv" Trivisonno (born September 20, 1949) is a Radio Broadcaster, best known for hosting his own self-titled afternoon talk show on Cleveland radio station WTAM-AM/1100.
Born in East Cleveland, Ohio, Trivisonno first gained notoriety by being a frequent caller on "Sportsline" hosted by Pete Franklin on what was then WWWE AM 1100. He began his own broadcasting career in 1988, working for a time at WNCX, commenting on sports (particularly boxing) and becoming one of the full time morning show personalities during 1989 and 1990 as a part of 'Those Guys in the Morning" with Rick Rydell and Todd Brandt. He continued on WNCX with their successive morning show hosted by Jerry Shirley until the station picked up Howard Stern in August 1992.
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, still as "Sportsline"; 3PM-7PM since 1998, under his own name) ultimately leaving "Sportsline" to someone else. Since then, The Mike Trivisonno Show (also called The Triv Show or simply Mike Trivisonno) is usually either first or second in ratings for his time slot in the region. Memorably, he used Stevie Wonder's "He's Misstra Know It All" as his theme music.
His show had been originally dedicated mostly to sports, but over time it has become a forum for discussing sports, politics, local issues, current events, or whatever else happens to be on Trivisonno's mind at the time. Triv discusses the topics with listeners who call in to the show and/or with producer/sidekicks "Dirty" Kurt McGlaughlin and Steve Douglas, news director Darren Toms, news anchor Carmen Angelo, and traffic reporter Matt Bean.
Past sidekicks include executive producer "Big Daddy" Marty Allen and producer/writer Paul Rado (both dismissed due to "budget cuts" on April 28, 2009), call screener Jerry Jaye, Kim Mihalik, Metro Traffic-based "Skychief" Rick Abell, sports director Mike Snyder (promoted to mornings following the passing of Casey Coleman) and "Allison" (an intern promoted to sidekick after Mihalik's departure).
Trivisonno also has a daily segment on WOIO CBS-19's Action News at Five called "Triv TV", where he and anchor Sharon Reed discuss the issues of the day.
Mike has been accused of touching little girls, but not charges have been filed at this time.
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