Dianna Russini

Dianna Marie Russini (born February 11, 1983) is an American sports journalist who currently works as an NFL host, reporter, insider, and analyst for ESPN on NFL Countdown and NFL Live. Russini joined ESPN and became a SportsCenter anchor in July 2015.[1] Prior to being hired by ESPN, she worked as the main sports anchor for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.[2]

Dianna Russini
Born
Dianna Marie Russini

(1983-02-11) February 11, 1983
Bronx, New York, U.S.
EducationGeorge Mason University
Notable credit(s)
SportsCenter
NFL Live

Born in The Bronx, Russini grew up in Norwood, New Jersey and attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan,[3] where she was All State in soccer, basketball, softball and track. She played women's soccer for four seasons at George Mason University.[4]

At the time she joined the network, she was the youngest reporter hired at WNBC in New York City as a reporter. She moved to sports soon after moving to Seattle as a reporter and anchor for CSN Northwest,[5] News 12 Westchester and NBC stations: WRC-TV, WNBC, and WVIT.[6] In July 2015, Russini joined ESPN after Disney executives saw her sportscast in DC, she was soon picked up by ESPN to anchor SportsCenter.[7] It was announced that Russini would join ESPN's coverage of the XFL (2020) as a sideline reporter along with Tom Luginbill on the Saturday afternoon games.[8]

References
  1. "Dianna Russini". ESPN MediaZone. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. Steinberg, Dan. "Dianna Russini will leave NBC Washington, join ESPN". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. Raj, Sunil Sunder. Dianna Russini, Double G Sports. Accessed August 16, 2019. "Originally from the Bronx, Russini’s parents’ moved the family to Norwood, New Jersey to give Dianna and her siblings a better life and education.... While attending Old Tappan High School, Russini kept a busy schedule playing four sports, girl’s soccer, basketball, softball and track."
  4. Smith, Cam. "Girls Sports Month: ESPN anchor Dianna Russini got where she is because of soccer, determination". USA Today High School Sports. USA Today. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  5. "How Did She Get Her Career Started?". The Spun. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  6. Steinberg, Dan (2016-11-14). "ESPN nabs another NBC Washington reporter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  7. "From Old Tappan to ESPN: How did Dianna Russini end up on SportsCenter? - NJ.com". Highschoolsports.nj.com. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  8. Bill, Hofheimer. "ABC and ESPN Announce Commentator Teams for XFL 2020 Season". espnpressroom.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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