Contributor
Michael “Al” Morganti was born and raised in Boston, MA.
Al graduated from Boston University’s College of Communications in 1978. He moved south and took two short-lived journalism jobs; first covering the NFL’s Miami Dolphins for the Ft. Lauderdale News and then as the “beat’ writer for the NHL’s Atlanta Flames for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Moving on to the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1979, Al served as beat writer for the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. For ten years, each morning during hockey season, Flyers fans routinely and faithfully read Al’s columns for his astute analysis of the previous night’s game. Al also wrote for The Hockey News, considered the preeminent source of hockey news for fans across North America.
Al expanded his sports journalism career in 1990 as a co-host on cable tv’s Prism sports talk show, “The Great Sports Debate”. Together with ex-Inquirer sports writers Glen Macnow, Jayson Stark, Mike Missanelli and Angelo Cataldi (and Al’s dog, Fenway), the show featured current sports talk plus plenty of antics and escapades in the studio and at “remotes” at locations throughout the
Delaware Valley.
In 1993 Al joined ESPN’S team of NHL Hockey analysts, Barry Melrose and Jim Schoenfeld and studio host John Saunders. For thirteen years, Al brought his onpoint analysis, expertise and experiences into the homes, pubs and bars for millions of hockey fans worldwide. Al currently serves as the pre-and-postgame analyst for Philadelphia Flyers games televised on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Al’s career took an unexpected turn in 1993 when he, Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes teamed-up to form the most dynamic trio of sports talk radio hosts in the country. Al was instrumental in creating “The Morning Team”, the top-rated, award-winning, drive-time sports talk radio show in the local market. When Cataldi retired in early 2023, Al stayed on with WIP, signing a five year contract. He continues his adept and unique analysis of sports, co-hosting a show every
Sunday.
From his days covering high school and college hockey while an undergrad in Boston, to the NHL and multiple Winter Olympics, Al’s sports journalism
career in print media, tv and radio has been a whirlwind ride thanks to the game of hockey.
Al was deservedly inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame in 2022, receiving the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for hockey journalism excellence for over six decades.
Al resides in Medford, NJ with his wife and daughter.
