WIN Magazine's Mike Finn is winner of Amateur Wrestling News' Bob Dellinger Award
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by Amateur Wrestling News
WIN Magazine's Mike Finn shown on press row at the NCAA Div. I Championships
Mike Finn, the editor the Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine, WIN, since 2003 has been named the winner of Amateur Wrestling News' Bob Dellinger Award for the top wrestling writer of the year for 2016 - announced in the October 15 edition of AWN released today.
Finn’s responsibilities for WIN’s monthly 50- to 90-page publications include writing numerous articles, his monthly “Editor’s Notes” column, editing, laying out the publication and communicating with the magazine’s group of columnists, writers and photographers.
Starting in the fall of 2016, Finn is also responsible for editing and layout of USA Wrestling’s membership magazine USA Wrestler, in a new blended format called USA Wrestler/WIN Magazine Edition. The first blended USA Wrestler publication has been printed and will arrive at the homes of USA Wrestling members in early October.
In addition to the work on these publications, Finn also writes numerous college-related stories for the NCAA Championships Souvenir program and provides match-up information for that program each March.
Finn attends numerous national wrestling events throughout the year, coordinating the publication’s coverage of those events and WIN’s Social Media updates of the events.
Finn has also been a part of NBC’s broadcast team for wrestling for the last three Olympics in Beijing, London and the recent Rio Games, helping the color commentators out with information on competitors. He’s also attended and covered two World Championships and every NCAA Championships since 2003, as well as numerous national championships in all other collegiate divisions.
“Mike Finn has a true love for the sport of wrestling and a tireless work ethic,” WIN publisher Bryan Van Kley said. “He really enjoys the people of the sport, which explains why covering it at the different levels has become a passion of his. A guy who loves to laugh and enjoy life, his ability to tell wrestling’s ‘story” through the big picture of life in the monthly issues helps us have a quality magazine. He’s a tremendous asset to our staff and a very worthy recipient of AWN’s Bob Dellinger Award.”
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Finn has spent more than 25 years reporting and writing about sports. He was a 1978 journalism graduate of the University of Iowa and was the sports information director at Memphis State for 10 years. He has two daughters, Katie and Kelly.
“Mike Finn is one of the writers and editors who I greatly respect,” said WIN founder Mike Chapman, a two-time Dellinger Award winner. “He is a true professional in every sense of the word and loves not only journalism, but the sport of wrestling. I’m delighted to see him join this long list of hard-working wrestling journalists.”
Mike Finn, the editor the Wrestling Insider Newsmagazine, WIN, since 2003 has been named the winner of Amateur Wrestling News' Bob Dellinger Award for the top wrestling writer of the year for 2016 - announced in the October 15 edition of AWN released today.
Finn’s responsibilities for WIN’s monthly 50- to 90-page publications include writing numerous articles, his monthly “Editor’s Notes” column, editing, laying out the publication and communicating with the magazine’s group of columnists, writers and photographers.
Starting in the fall of 2016, Finn is also responsible for editing and layout of USA Wrestling’s membership magazine USA Wrestler, in a new blended format called USA Wrestler/WIN Magazine Edition. The first blended USA Wrestler publication has been printed and will arrive at the homes of USA Wrestling members in early October.
In addition to the work on these publications, Finn also writes numerous college-related stories for the NCAA Championships Souvenir program and provides match-up information for that program each March.
Finn attends numerous national wrestling events throughout the year, coordinating the publication’s coverage of those events and WIN’s Social Media updates of the events.
Finn has also been a part of NBC’s broadcast team for wrestling for the last three Olympics in Beijing, London and the recent Rio Games, helping the color commentators out with information on competitors. He’s also attended and covered two World Championships and every NCAA Championships since 2003, as well as numerous national championships in all other collegiate divisions.
“Mike Finn has a true love for the sport of wrestling and a tireless work ethic,” WIN publisher Bryan Van Kley said. “He really enjoys the people of the sport, which explains why covering it at the different levels has become a passion of his. A guy who loves to laugh and enjoy life, his ability to tell wrestling’s ‘story” through the big picture of life in the monthly issues helps us have a quality magazine. He’s a tremendous asset to our staff and a very worthy recipient of AWN’s Bob Dellinger Award.”
A native of Waterloo, Iowa, Finn has spent more than 25 years reporting and writing about sports. He was a 1978 journalism graduate of the University of Iowa and was the sports information director at Memphis State for 10 years. He has two daughters, Katie and Kelly.
“Mike Finn is one of the writers and editors who I greatly respect,” said WIN founder Mike Chapman, a two-time Dellinger Award winner. “He is a true professional in every sense of the word and loves not only journalism, but the sport of wrestling. I’m delighted to see him join this long list of hard-working wrestling journalists.”
