Abby Chin

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Abby Chin
Born
Abigail Chin

1982 (1982)
United States
EducationUniversity of Colorado Boulder
OccupationsSports journalist, television reporter
Years active2000s–present
EmployerNBC Sports Boston
Known forBoston Celtics courtside reporter and host
SpouseMike Schmidt
Children2

Abby Chin (born 1982) is an American sports journalist. [1] [2] [3] She is a Boston Celtics basketball pregame and postgame reporter, as well as a court-side reporter. Chin also has covered major events for national networks, including the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang on NBC and NBA Summer League on NBA TV. [4] She actively fights for gender and ethnicity inclusion in sports and identifies as Asian American. [5]

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Early life and education

Chin grew up in Denver, Colorado and studied broadcasting at the University of Colorado Boulder. [1] Following graduation in 2003, she worked as a production assistant at ESPN and later interned in Colorado sports radio and television. [1]

Career

For a time, Chin worked for local television stations in Alabama and then CSN Northwest in Portland, Oregon. [1] In January 2013, she began working as the Celtics court-side reporter, replacing Greg Dickerson. [1] [6] At the end of the 2019-20 season, Chin was laid off from her role as sideline reporter, igniting an online petition with over 1600 signatures to re-hire her. [7] In 2020, she returned to Celtics media in a new role as play-by-play announcer. [3]

In March 2025, Chin was joined by sportswriter Jackie MacMullan and Connecticut Sun player Diamond DeShields for the second-ever all-female Celtics telecast in celebration of Women's History Month. [8]

Personal life

She is married to Mike Schmidt, a software engineer, and has two children, Mabel and Silas. [4] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bill Doyle (19 November 2015). "Pregnancy has been very smooth' for Celtics courtside reporter Abby Chin". Telegram & Gazette . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. ↑ Chad Finn (8 August 2020). "NBC Sports Boston should do whatever it takes to bring back Abby Chin". Boston Globe . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Justin Quinn (14 December 2020). "NBC Sports Boston's Abby Chin to return to cover Celtics in '20-'21". CelticsWire. USA Today . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "What's Her Story featuring Abby Chin". McLane Middleton. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  5. ↑ Cifarelli, David (2024-05-09). "Abby Chin works to inspire women, diverse people to join sports media". masslive. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  6. ↑ "Abby Chin (Jour) | College of Communication, Media, Design and Information | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  7. ↑ "Celtics reporters Abby Chin, A. Sherrod Blakely will stay at NBC through end of the season". masslive. 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
  8. ↑ "NBC Sports Boston to feature all-female broadcast for Celtics-Nets celebrating Women's History Month". NBC Sports Boston. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
  9. ↑ "Abby Chin age, net worth, wiki, family, biography and latest updates". Kemi Filani News. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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