Michael McCarthy

Senior Writer at FRONT OFFICE SPORTS. I cover Sports Business, Media and Marketing. Exclusively broke the news that the NFL was teaming up with Jay-Z's Roc Nation.

My work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Wall Street Journal, CNBC.com, USA TODAY, Sporting News, Newsday and Adweek.

Four-time national award-winning journalist. Winner of both Best News Story and Best Project Reporting from Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE). Winner of one of Time magazine's 25 best blogs in 2012.

Multi-platform journalist and columnist who breaks national news, shoots his own video interviews with the likes of Tom Brady and Derek Jeter and appears on TV/Radio. Proven leader and manager with extensive sources throughout Sports, Media and Marketing industries.

Previously served 12 years with USA TODAY, covering Sports Business, Media and Marketing for SPORTS and MONEY sections. Also served as national Sports TV columnist and national Advertising/Marketing Reporter/Columnist. Freelanced for the official publications of the Super Bowl and National Baseball Hall of Fame. Created my own blog, SportsBizUSA.com.

Frequent commentator on TV/Radio. Has appeared on everything from CBS This Morning, NBC's Today Show and Fox & Friends to ESPN, CNBC, CNN, NPR and the BBC.

Planned and moderated panels at LEADERS, Hashtag Sports, Cannes Advertising Festival, Doha GOALS and American Association of Advertising Agencies.

I also served as a Part-time Journalism Instructor at Rutgers University's School of Communication and Information from 2015-2020, teaching Multimedia Sports Reporting and Sports Reporting. I attracted famous journalists such as Jeremy Schaap and Josina Anderson of ESPN as guest speakers.