John Canzano

John Canzano
John Canzano in 2010
Show	The Bald-Faced Truth
Station(s)	750AM Portland, Oregon and 102.9-FM
Time slot	12 p.m. to 3 p.m. PST
Station(s)	KGW-TV, Portland, Oregon
Time slot	No set timeslot
Style	Sports radio
Country	United States
Spouse(s)	Anna Canzano
Website	Canzano's website

John Canzano is an American sports columnist, radio talk show host on Portland's 750 AM "The Game" and 102.9-FM and sports columnist at The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon. He is also a sports commentator on KGW-TV, Portland's NBC affiliate. He hosts a daily radio show called The Bald-Faced Truth.

Canzano was born in Medford, Oregon. He grew up in Gilroy, Calif. and graduated from Gilroy High School. He graduated from California State University, Chico, in 1995 with a B.A. in English. While at Chico State, he played baseball.

In his career, Canzano has worked at six daily newspapers including The San Jose Mercury News and The Fresno Bee. He covered University of Notre Dame football and Indiana University basketball as the beat writer during the tenure of coach Bob Knight. He is a former national Major League Baseball writer and national NFL writer at the San Jose Mercury News as well. He has also covered five Olympics Games.

Canzano was hired as lead sports columnist at The Oregonian in 2002. He also appears on KGW-TV, where he offers commentary and analysis on sports. Canzano also hosts a radio show called "The Bald-Faced Truth" on Portland's 750 AM "The Game" and 102.9-FM. The radio show airs weekdays from 12-3 p.m.

He worked as the NFL and Major League Baseball columnist at the San Jose Mercury News and is a member of the Baseball Writers Association of America. He holds a Baseball Hall of Fame Vote and is a voter for the Heisman Trophy. Canzano's work has also appeared in GQ magazine and The Sporting News, among other publications.