On Monday, The Ringer posted a new episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast titled “A Truly Sad Week in America, Plus the 2005 NBA Redraftables With Ryen Russillo.” It was exactly what. The Ryen Russillo Show debates whether Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant made a fake Twitter account to defend himself online. Subscribe to ESPN on Yo.

Ryen Russillo signed a new deal with ESPN last August for his The Russillo Showpodcast, but at the same time, he announced that he was joining The Ringer to do his own football podcast and be a regular guest on Ringer founder Bill Simmons’ podcast. A year later, Russillo has now left ESPN (after 14 years there overall) to join The Ringer full-time. Office 8 for mac. John Ourand of Sports Business Journalhad that news first, and Simmons then confirmed it on Twitter:

Happy to confirm that @ryenarussillo will be working exclusively for @ringer for all multi-media stuff starting in September. Will be a regular on my BS Pod as well. Subscribe to his “Dual Threat” podcast here because there’s going to be a lot of them. https://t.co/rUq0ZfPiw6

— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) August 6, 2019

Russillo posted about this on Twitter as well:

So…the news is out. I’m headed to @ringer
Want to thank @espn for the last 14 years.
I grew up on @SportsCenter and then to be on the actual set, my name on a show…have to remind myself at times how cool that is
Excited to try and limit Celts talk to 30mins w/ @BillSimmons

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) August 6, 2019

Russillo also told Ourand “This is not an anti-ESPN move. It’s a pro-Ringer one. I have wanted to pursue other things for a while, and Bill gave me this opportunity.” And a release The Ringer sent out indicates that this will involve Russillo’s “Dual Threat” football podcast being increased to three times a week in season and two times a week out of season, that he’ll be on Simmons’ podcast weekly from February through July, and that he’ll be a guest on other Ringer podcasts and do other on-camera digital work. (That may imply some further projects like the “NBA Fans Support Group” video screencapped above, which Russillo wrote and starred in.) And it had this quote from Simmons:

“I thought Ryen was one of my most talented co-workers when we worked together at ESPN, and I’ve been just as impressed these last 12 months with how easily he fit into everything we’re doing at The Ringer. He’s a proven multi-media personality and a first-class talent, he’s a truly authentic voice, and he’s unafraid to keep trying new things. We’re delighted we could deepen our relationship with him – I absolutely love working with him. I’m gonna fight off the urge to compare this moment to The Rock joining the cast of Fast Five.”

Well, that’s quite the analogy (and maybe it will lead to Simmons and Russillo doing their own Hobbs and Shaw-style spinoff?), but it’s certainly interesting to see Russillo leaving ESPN after all this time to head to The Ringer on a full-time basis. (And while that move isn’t quite official yet, as this move happens in September and his contract with ESPN runs through Aug. 31, it’s not yet clear if Russillo will actually appear on any ESPN platforms this month.) Russillo is a big-name get for The Ringer given his long run at ESPN, and his work at The Ringer so far has seemed to go over quite well. We’ll see how he does as a full-time presence there.

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Ryen Russillo was born on the 5th of August, 1975 in West Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States of America. There is not so much information about his parents, only the fact that they were happy to welcome their son. While being a child, he attended the local school and grew up an ordinary boy. During the formative years, Ryen entered the University of Vermont. There he became a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Besides, he was an intern at WCAX in Burlington.

In addition, Ryen was interested in a sport and took part in competitions playing for the Trenton Thunder team.After graduation, Russillo left his own town and mowed to Boston, Massachusetts. There he was the host at“The Die Hards”. He appeared on the screen with such stars like Anthony Pepe, John Anik, Kevin Winter, and Mike Winn when he worked for the Sporting News Radio affiliate WWZN. Soon after Ryen was a commentator for the New England Patriots on WBCN.

As he had some arguments with John Dennis of WEEI, Russillo quit this job. Later, he hosted various shows including NBA Sunday, The Baseball Show, and ESPN Radio. He also appeared regularly for GameNight and for The Doug Gottlieb Show and All Night with Jason Smith. For the work on ESPN Radio, he got the title of the Best Radio Voice of 2007.

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Currently, he is often shown on some programs on Comcast Sportsnet New England, among which there are New England Sports Tonight with Gary Tanguay and Greg Dickerson. Moreover, he is a studio analyst for the Boston Celtics' television coverage. In the year of 2015, Ryen greeted former NFL player Danny Kanell as the new co-host for his Russillo Show, after Scott Van Pelt's departure from ESPN Radio. It is important to say that, Russillo is a very enthusiastic and hardworking person. Due to the persistent work, his net worth and salary is enough to provide a wealthy way of life.

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As to the personal life in his biography, he has not been married. He was not noticed to have a wife or a girlfriend. Besides, Ryen prefers to keep his relationship in a secret. He does not like to talk much about his family and friends in a public. Russillo is an attractive and handsomeman with the clear voice that attracts most of his listeners along with his commanding speaking.

There are thousands of fans and admirers who are always interested in Russello’s life. Ryen also likes to interact with his followers. He is an active user of different social media. He has his accounts on such popular websites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. There he can share his thoughts and feelings, in general all things that are important in his life. Unfortunately, there is not so many facts about his life.

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Last Modified: Nov 15, 2020

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