Chad Finn Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Chad Finn is a journalist and sports and sports media columnist for The Boston Globe.

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Best Known For:The book The Boston Globe Story of the Red Sox

Breakthrough:Covered the University of Maine hockey team's national championship season as a student journalist in 1993

10 Quick Facts About Chad Finn

Full Name: Chad Finn
Profession: Journalist and sportscaster
Known For: The book The Boston Globe Story of the Red Sox
Current Role: Sports and sports media columnist
Place of Birth: Bath, Maine
Gender: Male
Specialization: Journalist, Sports Journalist, and Commentator / Analyst
Media Level: Regional
Employer Type: Newspaper
Net Worth: $375,000-$5,353,000 (Estimated range)

Chad Finn Age

Chad Finn's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

He attended University of Maine.

University of Maine

Career & Work

Chad Finn's career includes news and reporting roles with The Boston Globe and Boston.com.

Organization: The Boston Globe

Role: Sports and Sports Media Columnist

Period: 2009–Present

Details: Boston, Massachusetts · Began covering the sports media beat in 2009 and continues writing sports and sports media commentary.

Organization: Boston.com

Role: Sports Columnist

Period: Current in 2026

Details: Boston, Massachusetts · Listed as a sports and sports media columnist on the publication's author page.

Organization: Concord Monitor

Role: Newspaper Journalist

Period: Before 2003

Details: Concord, New Hampshire · Worked at the newspaper before joining The Boston Globe.

Organization: The Boston Globe

Role: Sports Copy Editor and Page Designer

Period: From 2003

Details: Boston, Massachusetts · Joined the newspaper in production and editing roles.

Role: Student Sports Journalist

Period: 1993

Details: Maine

Rise to Fame

Chad Finn rose to prominence for his role for the book The Boston Globe Story of the Red Sox.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes The Boston Globe Story of the Red Sox, The Boston Globe Story of the Celtics, and The Boston Globe Sports Media Column.

Books

Book: The Boston Globe Story of the Red Sox (Author and Editor, 2023) — Book collecting notable Boston Globe coverage of the Boston Red Sox
Book: The Boston Globe Story of the Celtics (Editor and Contributor, 2024) — Book documenting Boston Celtics history through newspaper coverage

Work: The Boston Globe Sports Media Column (Columnist, 2009-Present) — Commentary on sports broadcasting, media rights and sports journalism
Work: LeBron James NBA Summer League Multimedia Project (Journalist, 2018) — Recognized in Associated Press Sports Editors awards
Work: Wide World of Sports Retrospective (Writer, 2022) — Selected for a notable sports writing anthology
Work: Larry Bird's 60-Point Game Oral History (Journalist) — A retrospective assembled from interviews and historical accounts

Notable Coverage

Larry Bird's 60-Point Game - The Boston Globe - Produced an oral history of Larry Bird's 60-point performance
Dennis Eckersley - The Boston Globe Magazine - Profiled the former Boston Red Sox pitcher and broadcaster
LeBron James in Boston NBA Summer League - The Boston Globe - 2018 - Worked on an Associated Press Sports Editors award-winning multimedia project
Cooper Flagg Profile - The Boston Globe Magazine - Profiled Maine basketball player Cooper Flagg

Awards & Achievements

Associated Press Sports Editors Awards — Associated Press Sports Editors — Sports journalism and multimedia reporting.
Favorite Sports Writer in Boston — Channel Media Market and Research Poll — 2020 — Reader recognition for sports journalism.
Favorite Sports Writer in Boston — Channel Media Market and Research Poll — 2021 — Reader recognition for sports journalism.
Favorite Sports Writer in Boston — Channel Media Market and Research Poll — 2022 — Reader recognition for sports journalism.
Favorite Sports Writer in Boston — Channel Media Market and Research Poll — 2023 — Reader recognition for sports journalism.
Most Trusted Sports Writer — Channel Media Market and Research Poll — 2023 — Reader recognition for trusted sports journalism.

Lesser Known Facts

Is a Maine native.
Has written extensively about the relationship between sports broadcasting and professional sports.
Edited books documenting the histories of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics.
His work has appeared among notable selections in national sports writing anthologies.