Alanna Rizzo

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]

Rizzo is the founder of Guidry's Guardian Foundation.^[9]

In 2022, Rizzo married former MLB catcher Chris Iannetta.^[10]