A Brooklyn-based sports writer and journalist. Callao currently serves as a site co-expert (editor) for FanSided's NBA website HoopsHabit and a contributor for FanSidedMMA.
Callao interned at The Brooklyn Paper while studying in the NYC Semester in Journalism program at The King’s College in 2021. He studied Media, Culture, and the Arts at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California, and played four years of college soccer. He hosts and produces his own sports show/podcast on Instagram TV called "The Final Minute" (@thefinalminute_ on Instagram) which he supports with a Patreon page.
Bylines in HoopsHabit, FanSided, The Brooklyn Paper, AM New York, Religion Unplugged, The Empire State Tribune, SeaBeggars.com, and Pasadena Now Magazine.
Leocciano Callao Photography
Aside from writing, Callao also takes pictures. Specializing in street and sports photography. Below are some samples of his work behind the camera.