{"id":2489,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2489","headline":"Russini to seek Radio Row credential amid questions over BetUS ties","dek":"The former Athletic reporter plans to apply through iHeartMedia rather than her new BetUS show, which executives say could complicate her access.","body":"Dianna Russini is heading back into NFL media, and she wants a seat at the league's biggest stage: Radio Row at Super Bowl week in Los Angeles. According to Front Office Sports, Russini will seek a press credential for the event, though it remains unclear whether the NFL will grant it.\n\nThe complication is her new gig. Russini just debuted \"The Russini Report,\" a weekly web show hosted on BetUS, an offshore sportsbook. The NFL generally avoids association with offshore betting operations, and its gambling policy bars personnel from participating in illegal gambling markets. The league has said it works with lawmakers and law enforcement to shut down betting markets it considers harmful or prone to manipulation.\n\nSo Russini's workaround is to apply through iHeartMedia instead, where she told People she will also launch a podcast. Multiple anonymous NFL team executives told Front Office Sports that her BetUS affiliation could still be a sticking point when credential decisions get made, regardless of which outlet she uses to apply.\n\nWhether that strategy works won't be clear until credentials are issued ahead of the February event.","published_at":"2026-11-15T00:50:21.748514+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Dianna Russini to make push for high-profile spot at Super Bowl week after NFL media return","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/sports/dianna-russini-to-make-radio-row-push-for-super-bowl-week-after-nfl-media-return/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘Send A Pitch’ — NFL Executives Reveal Potential Roadblock For Dianna Russini’s Media Access For Super Bowl Week","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/send-pitch-nfl-executives-reveal-062057556.html"},{"outlet":"Front Office Sports","publisher":"Front Office Sports","title":"Dianna Russini Will Seek Credential for Super Bowl Radio Row","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/article/dianna-russini-will-seek-credential-for-super-bowl-radio-row/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Dianna Russini Will Seek Credential for Super Bowl Radio Row","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dianna-russini-seek-credential-super-174727186.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Super Bowl Return in Doubt for Reporter in Ethics Storm","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/super-bowl-return-doubt-reporter-010742194.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://frontofficesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2026-04-15T003119Z_1663875203_MT1USATODAY28728571_RTRMADP_3_ESPN-S-DIANNA-RUSSINI-PHOTOGRAPHED-FOR-201-MAGAZINE-AT-scaled-e1794590841722.jpg?quality=80&w=1024","credit":"Front Office Sports","width":1024},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}