[3] A year later, in 1984, Marcano began a long term working for the Dayton Daily News,[3] specializing in medicine.
"[8] In 2000, he became president of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the largest journalism organization in the United States with 300 chapters and 10,000 members.
[9][10] He became the director of digital audience growth for Cox Media Group, a company which owns the Dayton Daily News.
Starting in 2017, he began freelancing for some of the country's largest brands as an editor, including CNN and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
As a writer, his editorial work has appeared in USA Today, the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch and Yahoo News.