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.
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 PitchonMLB 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]
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