Sports Journalist · Beat Writer · Multimedia Reporter

Aidan
Gallardo Gators Wire · USA TODAY Sports

Covering Florida Gators athletics for Gators Wire, a USA TODAY Sports outlet. Reporting across football, basketball, baseball, softball, and recruiting — filing daily from Gainesville.

Primary Beat Gators Wire · USA TODAY Sports
Also Five Reasons Sports
Graduate University of Florida M.A.
Aidan Gallardo

Beat reporter.
Storyteller. On deadline.

I'm a sports journalist covering Florida Gators athletics for Gators Wire, a USA TODAY Sports outlet. I file multiple stories a day across football, basketball, baseball, softball, and recruiting — and I've been doing it since July 2024.

Before Gainesville, I was Sports Editor at The Daily Mississippian at Ole Miss, where I ran the section's daily output and appeared on The Paul Finebaum Show on the SEC Network. I also cover the Miami Marlins for Five Reasons Sports, including press conference access for home series.

I'm currently finishing my M.A. in Mass Communications at the University of Florida. My journalism capstone — a multimedia project on officiating controversy in sports — included a 3,600-word feature and a four-episode podcast series.

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Beat Reporting

Full Gators athletics coverage — football, basketball, baseball, softball, recruiting

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Podcast

Host & producer of four-episode investigative series on officiating in sports

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Longform

Features, capstone journalism, press conference coverage, same-day analysis

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Social & SEO

SEO-optimized headlines, live game coverage, short-form video and social content

Recent Bylines

Full portfolio on Muck Rack →
The Anatomy of a Call — How Officiating Controversy Shapes Sports, Media and Fan Behavior
A 3,600-word longform investigation drawing on interviews with former NBA referee Dee Kantner, ESPN's Jeff Passan, ex-NFL cornerback Will Allen, MLB coach Jon Jay, and University of Nebraska professor Brian Petrotta. From the Tuck Rule Game to the betting ecosystem, this is the story of what happens after the whistle.
When the Whistle Changes Everything

A four-episode investigative podcast examining how officiating controversy shapes sports, media, and fan behavior. Produced as part of a University of Florida journalism capstone, advised by professor Ted Spiker. Features interviews with former NBA referee Dee Kantner, ESPN's Jeff Passan, and others.

Let's Work
Together

Available for freelance assignments, staff positions, and press credential inquiries. Based in Gainesville, FL — covering the Southeast.