Education
University of Vermont.
University of Vermont.
As of August 31, 2015, he was the main host of Russillo and Kanell on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio. He previously worked for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio as the main host of SVP & Russillo (previously titled The Scott Van Pelt Show) from May 2009 until August 31, 2015. Russillo is a native of West Tisbury, Massachusetts.
He was a play-by-play man for the Trenton Thunder for six months before the team relocated.
Before moving to Hartford, Connecticut, Russillo lived in Boston, Massachusetts, where he hosted The Die Hards (mid-2003 to 2005) with co-hosts Anthony Pepe, John Anik, Kevin Winter, and Mike Winn while working for the Sporting News Radio affiliate WWZN. (Winter and Winn left the show relatively early on)
Russillo did pre-game and post-game commentary for the New England Patriots on WBCN. He was let go after, and possibly as a result of, a personal conflict with John Dennis of WEEI, who had left him a threatening voicemail. Russillo hosted National Basketball Association Sunday, The Baseball Show, and Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio College GameDay during the 2008 season on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio.
He was also a regular host for GameNight and a fill-in host for The Doug Gottlieb Show and All Night with Jason Smith. Sports Illustrated"s Richard Deitsch named him Best Radio Voice of 2007 for his work on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio.
He praised Russillo"s "reasoned approach and knowledge across sports."
He appears regularly on several shows on Comcast Sportsnet New England, including New England Sports Tonight with Gary Tanguay and Greg Dickerson, and is also a studio analyst for the Boston Celtics" television coverage.
During the National Basketball Association season, Russillo was the host of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network"s The National Basketball Association Today podcast, the network"s #2 most downloaded podcast series. Contrary to popular belief, in December 2012, this show was not cancelled to be swapped out with National Basketball Association Lockdown featuring former National Basketball Association player Bruce Bowen. In September 2015, Russillo welcomes the former NFL player Danny Kanell as the new co-host for his Russillo Show, after Scott Van Pelt"s departure from Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Radio.
He is a 1997 graduate of the University of Vermont, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and was also an intern at WCAX in Burlington.