Bob Hohler

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Robert T. Hohler
Born (1951-10-23) October 23, 1951 (age 73)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Suffolk University

Robert T. Hohler [1] (born October 23, 1951) is an American investigative sports journalist for The Boston Globe . He also writes in-depth news stories ("enterprise reporting") for The Globe. [2] Hohler was The Globe's Boston Red Sox beat reporter during their 2004 championship run.

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Biography

Hohler was born on October 23, 1951, in Boston, and a graduate of Suffolk University. [1] He worked at the Monadnock Ledger , and then at the Concord Monitor beginning in 1983. [3] While a columnist at the Concord Monitor, he wrote the book, I Touch the Future: The Story of Christa McAuliffe, which describes the life of New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe who died aboard the space shuttle in 1986. [1]

He subsequently joined The Globe in 1987 as a political reporter, including work from 1993 to 2000 at the Globe’s Washington bureau. [2] [3] From 2000 to 2004, he was the beat writer for the Boston Red Sox, including for the 2004 run in which the team captured their first championship since 1918. [3] He stated that covering the Red Sox "was the greatest challenge of [his] career.” [4]

Hohler authored a seven-part series chronicling the poorly-funded athletics programs of the Boston Public Schools. [5] [3]

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