User:Anthony puccio/sandbox

Anthony Puccio is a multimedia digital content producer, writer, social media innovator, and TV correspondent. Puccio currently works as an NBA writer for Front Office Sports. He previously worked for The Associated Press, New York Daily News, SNY, and SB Nation. Puccio has served a TV guest for SNY, NBA TV, CBS Sports, YES Network, WFAN, Barstool Sports, New York Post, TSN, and CW11.

During Puccio's time covering the Brooklyn Nets for NetsDaily.com, he helped quadruple their Twitter and Facebook following in five years. In 2014, Puccio launched the first-ever SoundCloud account exclusively for audio content from games, events and press conferences driving an average of 20,000 plays per month.

Puccio is known for also revolutionizing the way stories are told. "I’m a believer in good journalism, storytelling where the truth is told and people are held accountable - good or bad. So people ask, with iPhones, streaming devices, etc., is there a need for long form? I say absolutely. We need to use that good journalism and bridge the gap between traditional media and the future of the media landscape. Journalism isn’t dead. It’s just changing, and we need to change with it."

Puccio earned his first full-time NBA credential at 18 years old while attending Nassau Community College.

College and Education

In 2016, Puccio received New York University's CCTOP scholarship and earned his bachelor's degree at St. John's University. He attended Nassau Community College for two years where he was awarded the top spot for Sigma Chi Eta Communications' Honors. Puccio spent time with St. John's men's basketball team, and shadowed Chris Mullin during his senior year.

Personal Life

Anthony grew up in Queens, NY and currently resides in Long Island, New York. Puccio was featured in HBO's "Hard Times Lost on Long Island" when he was 13 years old. After his father, Nick, was laid off from Lehman Brothers in 2008, Puccio explained how he was forced to stop playing basketball to focus on helping his family by working as a delivery driver, warehouse unloader, cashier, and paralegal's assistant.

Not long after Nick Puccio was laid off, his house fell under eviction and his father was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cirrhosis after a trip to the Dominican Republic. He passed away on September 28, 2021. Puccio has since continued his effort to raise awareness for mental health through his Cameo channel which he uses for life speaking and philosophy.