Michael Mroziak
Managing Editor, BTPM NPRMichael Mroziak is an experienced, award-winning reporter whose career includes work in broadcast and print media. When he rejoined Buffalo Toronto Public Media in September 2025 as its Managing Editor, it was a return to familiar settings. His previous run at BTPM NPR was as a news reporter from 2015 to 2022.
A 1988 graduate of Grand Island High School and 1992 graduate of Ithaca College, Michael began his broadcasting career with the former WHLD-AM in Niagara Falls/Grand Island and then joined WBEN-AM (1992-2000), after which he worked for the former WNED-AM (2000-2003) and later as a producer for WIVB-TV (2006-2008). After spending a brief period of time in public relations and marketing, Michael returned to news media in September 2010, joining WBFO as a part-time reporter in its final year and a half at the University at Buffalo.
He also worked for two years as the sports editor for the Niagara Gazette (2013-2015) and currently serves as one of the game commentators for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres (Ontario Junior Hockey League) for their webcasts. His past sports media experience also includes two seasons with the former Niagara Power summer collegiate baseball club, serving as its play-by-play commentator in 2019, and then its public address announcer in 2021.
Outside of the newsroom, Michael is a casual sports enthusiast who enjoys pickup hockey on weekend mornings. He has participated since 2019 in the annual 11 Day Power Play Community Shifts, which raises funds for cancer research and related programs. He's a fan of British comedies. He also proudly prepares the family's homemade Christmas and Easter pierogi each season.
Michael resides in Williamsville with his wife, two daughters, and rescued dogs and cat.
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Beginning this Friday, the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will shut down operations statewide for several days, as it undergoes a large-scale technology upgrade. -
Buffalo Fire crews were busy rescuing people from a major water main break at Hertel Avenue and Military Road in Buffalo, which caused significant flooding and a road collapse. -
New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is running for governor and challenging incumbent Kathy Hochul in a primary, confirmed Wednesday Buffalo's India Walton is his running mate. -
Nine students from Niagara University are in Santa Clara, California to attend the Super Bowl, but not as spectators. They are there to gain experience as part of their studies. -
A transportation advocacy group has released a report which estimates motorists in the Buffalo-Niagara region pay an estimated $2,200 per year as the result of poor road and bridge conditions. -
On January 28, 1986, the world watched in horror as Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch, killing seven astronauts. A WNY astronomer recalls memories and notes local legacies. -
Early voting continues in the special election for the State Senate’s 61st District. Democratic candidate Jeremy Zellner says keeping it in his party's hands would help WNY with state funding. -
While Democratic candidate Jeremy Zellner and Republican candidate Dan Gagliardo both have concerns with ICE, they have diverging views on if state and local police should cooperate with ICE. -
In advance of a winter storm that will bring heavy snow and bitter cold wind chills to the region through Wednesday afternoon, Erie County and City of Buffalo officials spoke Sunday evening about their preparations. -
The Erie County Water Authority is receiving $1.6 in federal funding to move forward with a large-scale and expensive replacement of lead and galvanized service lines, as required by the EPA.
