Matt Finkel is an award-winning sportscaster who can be seen anchoring sports during the 6 p.m.and 11 p.m. newscasts on NBC Connecticut. Matt joined NBC Connecticut in 2019 and hopes his passion for sports and enthusiasm for storytelling comes through every day.
Originally from New Jersey, Matt graduated from Syracuse University in 2011, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism and Finance from the Newhouse School of Public Communications and the Whitman School of Management. From there, he got his start in the business working as a broadcast associate at MLB Network, followed by his first on-air job at the West Ohio Sports Network in Lima, Ohio. After that, Matt spent three years covering sports at WDVM-TV in Hagerstown, Maryland.
In 2022, Matt was named the Connecticut Sportscaster of Year by the National Media Sports Association. He is a 7-time honoree by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists and his stories have earned him 3 New England Emmy nominations. Matt won a Silver Telly Award in 2022 for his work on NBC Connecticut's Kids Connection and he won two Sports Emmy® Awards during his time at MLB Network.
Matt loves enjoying all that Connecticut has to offer and spends his free time with family and friends, playing guitar, attending concerts and golfing.
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Kingswood Oxford football team gets dance lesson from Dallas Cowboys cheerleader
Kingswood Oxford’s football team has some new skills at their disposal thanks to a fun new tradition that the program recently started. For the last couple of years, the Wyverns welcome a dancer to give the team a lesson, and this year, former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Victoria Kalina helped the team with their moves. “It just goes to show,...
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High School Football – Week 1
Holy Cross beat Woodland, 24-15, in our NBC CT Game of the Week. The Hawks opened up a brand-new turf field but came up short against the Crusaders. New Canaan took down Maloney, 42-13. St. Joseph defeated two-time defending state champs North Haven, 17-7.
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Ansonia's Matthew Torres proud to represent USA in second Paralympics
Representing his country on the international stage is not something that Ansonia native Matthew Torres takes lightly. “It’s really hard to put into words I would say, being able to represent the United States,” Torres said. Torres has overcome a lot to get to this point. “I was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome and the primary implications of that...
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Quinnipiac grad ready to compete in wheelchair fencing at Paralympics
Quinnipiac alum Victoria Isaacson is excited to compete in wheelchair fencing at the Paralympics. “It’s been a goal, but also it’s been a trust the process moment where I knew if I put in the work, I would get here,” said Isaacson. “I was born with a genetic condition called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.” Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or EDS comes with neurologic...
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Dan Hurley throws out first pitch at Yankee Stadium
On a hot Saturday in the Bronx, Dan Hurley walked to the mound at Yankee Stadium to throw out the first pitch ahead of the Yankees’ game against the Red Sox. “Popping in here to Yankee Stadium, the adrenaline is going,” said Hurley. “It’s amazing when you walk in here.” It’s the second year Hurley was invited to throw...
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Friends play 100 holes of golf in one day for ALS awareness
Tuesday started early for Cory Sullivan and Alex Litt. They golfed from dawn until dusk at Great River Golf Club in Milford. “We went through a lot of golf balls today,” said Litt, who organized this fundraiser with his friend Cory. “Over 430 shots.” It was a marathon day of golf, but they weren’t playing for themselves. “My dad John,…
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Giants safety Jason Pinnock returns to Windsor for annual youth football camp
Jason Pinnock is passing some of his NFL knowledge on to the next generation of football players in his hometown of Windsor. Pinnock hosted his second annual youth football camp at the Day Hill Dome on Saturday. He had the help of other NFL players and Connecticut natives, all offering advice and words of encouragement to the kids in attendance….
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Two Woodland High School teachers ride to end Alzheimer's
Meghan Hatch and Paul Geary are both teachers at Woodland High School. This weekend, the husband and wife will participate in the New England Ride to End Alzheimer’s in New Hampshire. “I needed to do something positive and productive with my grief and my fear,” said Hatch, whose mother Linda is living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Meghan and her dad...
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Rugby helping create family-like bond in Bridgeport
Young athletes in Bridgeport are discovering how much fun rugby can be. “Who don’t like to run the ball?” said junior Kaydon Rudd. “I just love grabbing the ball and running,” added senior Alex Torres. Bob Ehlers started COBRA, the City of Bridgeport Rugby Alliance, which gives kids the chance to learn a new sport and new skills. “It’s...
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CT Unified FC launches free youth academy program
Things are moving quickly for CT United FC, the new MLS Next team coming to Bridgeport in 2025. “When we first started this, we genuinely wanted to have a positive impact on the community,” said André Swanston, founding partner of Connecticut Sports Group. “Bridgeport and the greater area, people are genuinely excited about this.” The site of the team’s brand-new…
