Portland, Ore. -- Controversial sports columnist John Canzano of The Oregonian will bring his edgy style and opinions to NewsRadio 750AM KXL starting this September. The Bald-Faced Truth (TM) with John Canzano will air every weeknight.

John Canzano is the lead sports columnist at The Oregonian. He's worked at five other daily newspapers including The San Jose Mercury News, where he covered the National Football League and Major League Baseball. As a beat reporter he's also covered a variety of programs including Purdue football and basketball, Notre Dame football and Indiana basketball under coach Bob Knight.

In his career, Canzano has won numerous writing awards including Associated Press Sports Editors awards in column and enterprise writing. In 2007, The Associated Press Sports Editors named Canzano the nation's No. 2 sports columnist. He was recognized by The Press Club of Atlantic City as national sportswriter of the year in 2004. And Canzano was voted Oregon Sportswriter of the Year in 2005 and 2006.

Canzano has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in commentary three times. And in 2002, he was named the nation's top investigative sports writer by the Associated Press News Executives Council.

"As a listener of The Bald-Faced Truth (TM) on KXL you'll get unique insight, strong opinions, and an unfiltered behind-the-scenes look at my Oregonian column," said show host John Canzano. "I'm going to bring you with me wherever the reporting takes me. It's unprecedented for a flagship station to give an outspoken critic such widespread autonomy. I won't filter, I won't lower my expectations, I won't stop telling you about inspiring stories when I find them, and I'm sure there will be days the people we're talking about on the show wished KXL had never done this."

"John Canzano is undoubtedly the best known personality in Oregon’s sports media landscape,” said Tim McNamara, President and General Manager of Rose City Radio. “We’re ecstatic about giving him the platform to reach tens of thousands of local sports enthusiasts and to expand on his wildly popular commentaries in The Oregonian.”

"John Canzano is a lightning-rod for controversy and nobody knows that better than we do," said Mike Golub, Chief Operating Officer of the Portland Trail Blazers. "With that being said, we feel confident about the direction of our organization and the new chapter of the team. Portland sports fans are passionate about the Trail Blazers and passionate about John’s opinions. We’re excited to bring both to NewsRadio 750AM KXL, the flagship home of the Portland Trail Blazers. While we may not always agree with what John might say, this new partnership will add an unprecedented level of transparency."

Both the Portland Trail Blazers and Rose City Radio, parent company to NewsRadio 750AM KXL, are owned by Paul Allen.