Mike Vaccaro is an award-winning American sportswriter and the longtime lead sports columnist for the New York Post, a position he has held since 2002. A native of West Hempstead, New York, Vaccaro graduated from St. Bonaventure University in 1989 and began his journalism career covering college basketball before rising through the ranks at newspapers including The Star-Ledger, The Kansas City Star, and the Times Herald-Record. Known for his sharp commentary, storytelling, and deep knowledge of New York sports, Vaccaro has covered numerous Super Bowls, World Series, Final Fours, Olympics, and major sporting events over a career spanning more than three decades. He has received dozens of journalism honors and has twice been named New York Sportswriter of the Year. Vaccaro is also the author of several acclaimed sports books, including Emperors and Idiots, 1941: The Greatest Year in Sports, The First Fall Classic, and his latest release, The Bosses of the Bronx, which chronicles the drama and legacy of the Steinbrenner-era New York Yankees.