Alan Hahn

Alan William Hahn (born June 19, 1971) is a studio analyst during New York Knicks basketball games on the MSG Network and the co-host of a daily sports talk radio show, "The Hahn & Humpty Show", on WEPN-FM in New York City with co-host and former Islander Rick DiPietro.

Hahn is a Long Island native born in Smithtown, New York. He learned how to read as a child by sounding out headlines in his hometown newspaper, Newsday. Hahn attended St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York, where he played varsity basketball in the intensely competitive Catholic High School Athletic Association.

Hahn later earned a basketball scholarship at LIU Post for one of the most accomplished NCAA Division II coaches, Tom Galeazzi. At LIU Post, Hahn wrote for the school newspaper, The Pioneer, where he met current Newsday sportswriter Tom Rock. Hahn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism at LIU Post.

Hahn started his journalism career at Newsday in 1995 as a part-time sports department clerk. He went from answering phones to covering high school games over the next year. In 1999, Hahn was promoted to full-time and was assigned to the New York Islanders beat. He covered the Islanders until 2006, when he was moved to the New York Knicks beat. He developed a large following for his coverage of the Knicks and for his popular blog, The Knicks Fix. Hahn was the first journalist to report that LeBron James would sign a contract with the Miami Heat basketball team.

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