Awful Announcing Podcast

Host Brandon Contes interviews The Athletic's NFL insider Dianna Russini. Brandon and Dianna discuss a wide range of topics including being an NFL insider, how Adam Schefter and Adrian Wojnarowski are mentors, what Aaron Rodgers really thinks of Dianna, and more.For even more discussion, head over to awfulannouncing.com and follow us on Facebook, X (Twitter), Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, TikTok, Bluesky, and YouTube: @awfulannouncing.-:35: “Scoop City”-1:26: Podcasting-2:47: Turnaround time from recording to release on “Scoop City”-4:20: Chase Daniel-6:02: Getting partnered with Chase-9:05: Why did Diana launch “Scoop City?”-10:40: Co-hosting show with Mike Greenberg?-13:25: Was leaving ESPN more due to wanting to leave ESPN or because of The Athletic’s offer?-15:58: Consistency of ESPN-17:33: Envisioning leaving ESPN when Dianna was hired?-19:41: Working with Adam Schefter/Having Adrian Wojnarowski as a mentor-24:14: Not being in Schefter’s shadow-25:31: Where does breaking news rank in Dianna’s career?-27: