Johnny McGonigal

Johnny McGonigal is an experienced sports journalist specializing in football coverage. Currently, Johnny serves as a Penn State football writer for PennLive.com since August 2022. Previously, Johnny was the Pitt football beat writer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from July 2019 to August 2022 and the Penn State football beat writer for the Centre Daily Times from August 2015 to June 2019. Johnny's early career includes a role as an associate reporter at MLB Communications, where coverage focused on the Pittsburgh Pirates, and as a sports reporter at The Daily Collegian, where leadership was demonstrated by managing a 30-student sports staff. Notable achievements include coverage of Penn State's NCAA sanctions and earning a national finalist recognition from the Society of Professional Journalists. Johnny also contributed as a columnist for Bleacher Report and worked as a Penn State football reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News. Education was completed at Penn State University, with earlier schooling at Salesianum School.