About

Mike Sormanti is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster and/or sports anchor, currently studying sports media & communications with a minor in journalism at the University of Rhode Island.

In nearly 2 years at URI, he has worked with ESPN+ as a sports announcer, calling over 20 televised games across a variety of sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer. In May 2025, during his first year at URI, he made his ESPN+ debut, calling URI baseball vs Saint Louis.

In addition to his TV broadcasts, Mike also serves as the RIU2 Sports Director for URI’s student-run radio station, WRIU 90.3FM, overseeing all sports operations on RIU2.org. Furthermore, he has broadcasted over a dozen games on the radio, including Rhode Island’s victory over No. 18 Saint Louis in men’s basketball just this past year.

Mike will also be part of the broadcast team on Flo Sports that covers all home games for URI football for the 2026 season, 1 of 3 students chosen for the role of play-by-play, color, and sideline reporting on a rotation basis.

Separate from live broadcasts, Mike co-founded Press Pass TV, a talk show with episodes focused on national sports. In a weekly rotation, he gets experience as an anchor, host, guest, and producer. He also runs the @presspass.tv Instagram page for the show.

Finally, he will intern with the Ocean State Waves in the NECBL as a sideline reporter and lead producer throughout the summer.

While broadcasting remains his primary focus, Mike is also a contributing writer for URI’s school newspaper, The Good Five Cent Cigar. Since his first semester on campus, he’s written more than 30 articles, covering a wide range of sports including football, baseball, men’s and women’s track & field, volleyball, tennis, lacrosse, cross country, swimming, frisbee, sailing, equestrian, along with profile features and opinion pieces.

He also holds the position on the Executive Board as the Social Media Coordinator for the paper, in charge of creating graphics and solo operating all social media for @RhodyCigar on Instagram and X.

Along with his work for the newspaper, Mike will serve as the main beat reporter covering URI men’s basketball for MidMajorBasketball.com beginning next season, attending all home games and the Atlantic 10 Championship to produce one story per week.

Outside of URI, Mike works as a play-by-play broadcaster for Sportz Nation (formerly Fans Only Sportz Network), where he has called over 70 sports games on different levels, including junior hockey league EHL, college sports, college club sports, preparatory sports, and high school sports consisting of basketball, football, hockey, and soccer.

His journey in sports media began in high school, where he served as an all-around producer for his school’s media department. During Mike’s senior year, he co-hosted the Falcon Sports Network Podcast, anchored West Watch News, and edited and produced a variety of video content for the CHSW Media channel.