Mike Argento

Mike Argento (b. Aug. 17, 1958) is a columnist and reporter from York, Pennsylvania. He has been the columnist since 1989 as a night cops reporter.[1] In the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial in 2004 and 2005, Argento's columns on the trial were cited by most media coverage of Kitzmiller v. Dover, including every book about the case. He is a past president of the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.

Mike Argento
Born	Michael Argento August 17, 1958 York, Pennsylvania
Education	Suburban Area HS York PA; Penn State BA Hum.
Occupation	Columnist, reporter
Notable credit(s)	Former president, National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Award-winning columnist.
Spouse(s)	Cine Martinez-Argento
Children	Tony Argento
Family	Dominick Argento U.S. composer, uncle.
Website	http://www.yorkblog.com/mikeargento/

Awards and honors

He won best columnist (under 100k) award in 1998, the same year he won first place in the American Association of Sunday and Features Writers national features writing contest. In 1989, he was a featured writer.[1]

Personal

Argento obtained his degree from Penn State with a degree in humanities. Upon graduating, he began working at a weekly newspaper, quit, then worked for another similar weekly newspaper.[1]

Aside from writing, Argento spends his free time playing the guitar. He is a member of a band called JCFisher who play eclectic indie music. The band does a country version of the song "I Wanna Be Sedated".[2]

Argento is married to his wife Cine Martinez-Argento and together the two live in York County, Pennsylvania. They have two dogs. One is a greyhound, named Lester, and the other is a mixed terrier named Shmuley. They have a number of cats named Crazy Ass and Crazy Ass Jr. Jr and also a large lizard.[2]

Novels

• "Don't Be Cruel"[2]

References

1. "Prez Column - Argento | National Society of Newspaper Columnists". Columnists. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
2. "All About Mike". Mike Argento. Retrieved 30 March 2013.