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American sports reporter (born 1975)
Alanna Janel Rizzo
(born August 8, 1975) is an American sports reporter, who was part of the
Los Angeles Dodgers
broadcast team on
Spectrum SportsNet LA
from 2013 through 2020.
[1]
She rejoined
MLB Network
in 2021.
Biography
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Rizzo is a native of
Colorado
who is also
Cuban-American
and fluent in
Spanish
.
[2]
She participated in track and cross country at
Sierra High School
(class of 1993) in Colorado Springs, where she was later inducted into the athletic hall of fame.
[3]
Though she earned an undergraduate degree in international business, Rizzo's interests shifted away from the business world.
[4]
She returned to the
University of Colorado at Boulder
, where she received an M.A. in
broadcast journalism
in 2003.
[5]
After stints as a sports anchor for CBS stations in
Wichita Falls, Texas
, and
Madison, Wisconsin
, Rizzo became a reporter for
Root Sports Rocky Mountain
.
[3]
She won three Regional Emmy awards. She worked at
MLB Network
from early 2012 until late 2013. She reported for the shows
Intentional Talk
and
Quick Pitch
on
MLB Network
.
[6]
Rizzo resigned from her position with the Dodgers in 2021.
[7]
She has rejoined the MLB Network as a contributor to
Chris Russo
's
High Heat
show.
[8]
References
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Dilbeck, Steve (December 8, 2013).
"Dodgers hire Orel Hershiser as new team broadcaster"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
December 8,
2013
.
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Hill, Marcus. "Sierra alumna Alanna Rizzo helps make MLB history,"
Southeast Express
(Colorado Springs, Colorado), August 9, 2021.
Retrieved September 28, 2021
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b
Rhodes, Bethany (April 20, 2008).
"Sports-lover's dream job"
.
The Gazette
. Archived from
the original
on April 18, 2015
. Retrieved
April 17,
2015
.
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Evans, Mary Coffin. "Profile: Alanna Rizzo,"
Coloradan
(Alumni Magazine of the University of Colorado Boulder), Spring 2011.
Retrieved September 28, 2021
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Saunders, Dusty (July 27, 2009).
"Rizzo makes smooth transition to TV"
.
Denver Post
. Retrieved
April 18,
2015
.
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"Alanna Rizzo | MLB Network: On-Air Personalities"
. Mlb.mlb.com. May 25, 2012
. Retrieved
June 16,
2012
.
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Rizzo, Alanna [@alannarizzo]
(January 27, 2021).
"Some news I wanted to share: https://t.co/etbFR9ZBeF"
(
Tweet
).
Archived
from the original on May 25, 2021
. Retrieved
July 20,
2021
– via
Twitter
.
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Joe Reedy (March 30, 2021).
"Rizzo returning to MLB Network as contributor on 'High Heat'
"
.
ABC News
.
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