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Amalie Zara Benjamin (born June 10, 1982 in Newton, Massachusetts) is the Boston Red Sox beat reporter for the Boston Globe.^[1] She is a 2004 graduate of Northwestern University with a degree in English. She currently lives in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Journalism career

Benjamin began her journalism career in 2001 as a stringer for the Community Newspaper Company in Needham, Massachusetts. Over the next three years she interned at the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Massachusetts, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, Louisiana and the Washington Post. While in College she also was a contributor to and sports editor for the Daily Northwestern’s weekly football magazine, Gameday.^[2]

She joined the Boston Globe after graduating from college and initially covered high school sports. After the departure of Chris Snow from the Globe in 2006, she started covering the Red Sox as the backup beat reporter and also worked as general assignment sports reporter.^[3] After the departure from the Globe of Gordon Edes in August 2008, the Globe promoted her to Red Sox beat writer.^[4]

In addition to her columns in the Globe, Benjamin now regularly appears on the New England Sports Network's (NESN) Red Sox pre-game show to discuss the team.

References

External links

• Amalie Benjamin columns, Boston Globe
• Amalie Benjamin bio, Sons of Sam Horn
• Amalie Benjamin video clips, NESN
• Amalie Benjamin 2007 Red Sox Profiles