Tom Finneran

Former House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran, a Democrat from Boston, represented the 12th Suffolk District, which includes sections of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Milton. He was a member of the House of Representatives since 1979. From 1991 to 1996, former Speaker Finneran served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. He was elected Speaker of the House in April 1996 and was re-elected in January of 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003. In 2002 he was elected by the Speakers of 49 states to serve as the president of the National Speakers’ Conference, a conference of Speakers from all 50 states.

A graduate of Boston Latin School, former Speaker Finneran attended Northeastern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Finance. In 1978, he received his Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar that same year.

During his service on both the House Ways and Means Committee and as Speaker, Tom Finneran consistently promoted the idea of establishing a Rainy Day Fund, a state savings account to cushion declines in the economy. He convinced the House to annually deposit excess revenue into this fund, and it totaled $2.3 billion when first tapped in response to the lingering recession.

Among his other accomplishments as Speaker, Tom Finneran is particularly proud of doubling the number of full day kindergarten classes in the Commonwealth and dramatically increasing early childhood literacy programs. The former Speaker also established a Lyceum Lecture Series. Distinguished leaders from all walks of life, including government, academic, business, cultural and literary circles have been invited to address the Massachusetts House of Representatives during a full formal session.

Tom Finneran lives in Mattapan with his wife Donna and their two daughters, Kelley and Shannon. He is a recreational gardener, and enjoys biking, swimming, reading, and spending time with his family.

Todd Feinburg

Todd Feinburg co-hosts the morning show on WRKO with Tom Finneran.

Todd got the radio bug while in college, working as a newscaster, DJ, and eventually the General Manager of WMFO, the 100 watt FM station at Tufts University.

While he preferred radio to academics from his first day behind the mic, the books were left pretty far behind for good when the station was destroyed by fire during his junior year. Todd was too busy getting the station back on the air - within hours, at a new location on campus using equipment donated from a commercial Boston radio station (thanks to radio legend Arnie the Woo Woo Ginsburg) and records donated by listeners - to pay too much attention to text books anymore.

After graduating from Tufts University with a degree in political science, Todd became an international chemical trader with Sobin Chemical in Boston, focusing on trade with China. Two years later, he left the family business to pursue a career in radio.

Todd worked as a disc jockey, news director and beautiful music announcer before spending two years as a helicopter traffic reporter in Boston.

Todd has spent the past fifteen years in the talk radio field. He hosted evenings and late mornings at WRKO before the move to mornings in January of 2008.

He has toured the Middle East several times since September 11, visiting Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Oman. In 2005, he spent 6 weeks as a long term substitute teacher in an urban middle school so that he could gain some first hand experience with the public schools. Todd has been named three times to Talkers Magazine's list of the Top 100 Most Important Talk Hosts in America.

Born and raised in Lexington, Todd has always lived in the Greater Boston area, except for a year at the University of Denver. Todd currently lives with his wife, Rosalie, on Boston's North Shore.