Mike Traphagen < Back to Writers
Mike Traphagen found journalism as a Santa Barbara City College student in 1993. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Jose State University, then embarked on a journalism career that included sports writing in a small Texas town, and copy editing for two newspapers and one national magazine before reaching Miller-McCune Center.
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