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John Malioris, Jr. is a sports broadcaster, analyst, talk show host, semi-professional baseball player and manager.

Early Life Malioris grew up just outside Chicago the younger of two children. Shortly after graduating high school, he started a semi-professional baseball organization named the Hickory White Sox which eventually became the Windy City Stars. He attended Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan where he majored in pre-law and philosophy – winning mock trial tournaments in national competitions. After completing his bachelors of science, he joined Sports Fan Chicago and WMOM 102.7 FM as an MLB expert and sports analyst; however John added several additional shows throughout the years, eventually leading to hosting a two hour radio show for Late Night Sports Radio.

Career In January 2011, Malioris began to cover the NHL for Sports Fan Chicago; where he soon after became the lead writer and MLB expert. Only being established for a handful of months, he became the sports broadcaster for WMOM 102.7 FM in Ludington, Michigan. Picking up several regular radio spots along the way, he created the weekly web video series NFL Express-o. In 2013 he joined Chicago TV Online as an executive producer, development executive and on air talent in productions such as Strangely Educational and Bathroom Beatdown. Once Sports Fan Chicago disbanded in late 2014, he took his writing talents to 87 Sports Fans in early 2015 and began hosting the Johnnie Bobbo Show every Thursday from 9-11 PM CST on Late Night Sports Radio.

As a manager, he has led the Windy City Stars to five consecutive championships with long-time coaching partner Jeff Pintoran. He has yet to win a championship in the semi-professional circuit as a manager; however he continues to coach the Stars and serve as their super-utility player, often catching. His primary position has been catcher for nearly thirty years and has been a manager for over a decade – all of which he contributes to his ability to clearly and concisely analyze and communicate the game to his audience.

Taking home all-star honors in 2011, he lead the league in hits, singles, doubles, triples, RBI, runs, batting average and on-base percentage.

Recent Activities In 2009, Malioris merged the semi-professional baseball team Hickory White Sox with the Windy City Devils; whom then became the Windy City Stars in 2011.

In 2011, he joined Sports Fan Chicago as their Chicago Blackhawks columnist, which led to a lead writing role as MLB Expert. That opened the door to his broadcasting career with WMOM 102.7 FM.

In 2012, he teamed up with Bob Sullivan of the Bob Sullivan Show; which eventually led to their partnering in 2015 for the Johnnie Bobbo Show on Late Night Sports Radio.

In 2013, John began working exclusively with Chicago TV Online as a development executive and executive producer on several original productions as well as consulting on a variety of other projects.

In 2014, Strangely Educational debuted on YouTube – opting to shop the program rather than lock into a deal, the first two episodes are still available for viewing on YouTube.

During the winter of 2014, Sports Fan Chicago decided to disband and he began to focus his attention on several other projects.

At the very start of 2015, he joined 87 Sports Fans as MLB expert and sports journalist.

Also in 2015, he was given a Thursday night (9-11 PM CST) time slot with his colleague Bob Sullivan.