Dianna Russini

About

Dianna Marie Russini (born February 11, 1983) is an American former sports journalist who worked as a National Football League (NFL) reporter and insider.
From August 2023 to April 2026, Russini worked as a lead NFL journalist for The Athletic, part of The New York Times. She worked for ESPN as an NFL analyst and insider from July 2015 to August 2023, appearing frequently on Sunday NFL Countdown and NFL Live, and working as a SportsCenter anchor. Prior to being hired by ESPN, she worked as the main sports anchor for WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.

Born in the Bronx, Russini grew up in Norwood, New Jersey and attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan, where she was All-State in soccer, basketball, softball, and track. She played soccer for four seasons at George Mason University in Fairfax County, Virginia. She scored seven goals and recorded an assist in 51 appearances for George Mason.

At the time she joined the network, she was the youngest reporter hired at WNBC in New York City. She switched to covering sports soon after moving to Seattle as a reporter and anchor for Comcast SportsNet Northwest (CSN Northwest), having worked…