Ryen Russillo has had a very active Friday, cementing his future in the sports media world. After there were reports he was set to sign a new deal to remain at ESPN, Russillo not only announced he would be returning to ESPN, but also that he will be hosting a football podcast with The Ringer.
Russillo announced his future on Twitter Friday morning. In addition to his new Ringer duties and continuing role with ESPN, Russillo announced that he is writing a pilot for an unknown future show.
So here’s the deal…
1. New deal w/ ESPN to keep the Russillo Show Podcast going and a few TV shows I’ll work with.
2. A football podcast w/ @ringer and then transition over to weekly w/ @BillSimmons to talk NBA.
3. Hired to write the pilot for a television show. (Details later)— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) August 24, 2018
The Ringer welcomed this news, by going all NWO with it and having Russillo be the “third man” to join The Ringer (NWO). It’s cool, but it’s a bit of an insult to the memory of Randy Savage to have Skip Bayless’ face over his.
Big news for a Friday. We'd like to officially welcome @ryenarussillo and his new podcast #DualThreat to the @RingerPodcasts network. Let's go.
Get the full details NOW on the @BillSimmons Podcast: https://t.co/q5zQ6FLGfn pic.twitter.com/Du96ZBD0yG
— The Ringer (@ringer) August 24, 2018
Russillo went on The Bill Simmons Podcast to explain his new podcast, which will be called Dual Threat. It’ll be a college football and NFL podcast, premiering August 29 and running for the duration of football season. After the football season is over, Russillo will move over to talk NBA with Simmons on The BS Podcast.
Welcome to the family, @ryenarussillo.
Ryen's new podcast #DualThreat launches on the @RingerPodcasts network on Wednesday, August 29th. FIVE DAYS AWAY!
For more on that, check out today's full #BSPodcast: https://t.co/q5zQ6G3h6V pic.twitter.com/ymhQbfCa2M
— The Ringer (@ringer) August 24, 2018
This seems like the best of both worlds. Ryen Russillo remains at ESPN, plus he can take on a new role with The Ringer. And considering how ESPN and Bill Simmons ended their relationship, maybe Russillo can be the conduit for them to someday patch things up. Not saying that’s going to happen anytime soon, but never say never.
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