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Steven Rissotto

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As seen in: MSN, Soundcloud, Spotify, Sports Illustrated, Substack, KGMZ-FM (San Francisco, CA), omny.fm, NewsBreak, The San Francisco Examiner, The 74 and
Covers:  I cover baseball, sports, general news, SF Bay Area, Pacifica, the San Francisco Giants, and everything in-between!
Doesn't Cover: I try and hit them all!
Producer, @957thegame. Host, @RizzoCast & @shutdown_inning. Covered the #SFGiants for @SFBay. Riordan & SFSU alum.

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Steven Rissotto is an award-winning journalist who currently covers Bay Area sports as a producer for 95.7 the Game in San Francisco. He formerly covered the San Francisco Giants for SFBay and Sports Illustrated, and was an editor for San Francisco State's student-run newspaper, Golden Gate Xpress. He was formerly a member of the newspaper at Skyline College, where he served as the editor-in-chief and news editor and also covered sports and features. After playing four years of high school base…

Steven Rissotto’s Journalist Portfolio

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Vitello Shouldn't Take Blame for Giants' Slow Start | 95.7 THE GAME

Vitello Shouldn't Take Blame for Giants' Slow Start | 95.7 THE GAME

Rookie Giants manager Tony Vitello faces questions after a 0-2 season start, but players and analysts say ear…

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Posey, Crawford Headline Giants' 2026 Wall of Fame Class | 95.7 THE GAME

Posey, Crawford Headline Giants' 2026 Wall of Fame Class | 95.7 THE GAME

Ceremony set for Aug. 8 at Oracle Park honoring five homegrown World Series champions buster-posey brandon-cr…

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Super Bowl LX Week Opens as Giannis Trade Rumors Emerge | 95.7 THE GAME

Super Bowl LX Week Opens as Giannis Trade Rumors Emerge | 95.7 THE GAME

Super Bowl LX week begins in San Francisco with Radio Row coverage, Warriors Giannis Antetokounmpo trade spec…

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RizzoCast E186: Former San Francisco Giants LHP Caleb Baragar Returns

RizzoCast E186: Former San Francisco Giants LHP Caleb Baragar Returns

Today's guest is former San Francisco Giants pitcher Caleb Baragar, who joins the podcast for the second time…

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RizzoCast E185: Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville

RizzoCast E185: Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville

In Episode 185 of RizzoCast, we are joined by former KTVU News anchor Frank Somerville to discuss his journey…

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RizzoCast E184: Former MLB RHP Dominic Leone

RizzoCast E184: Former MLB RHP Dominic Leone

In episode 184 of RizzoCast, we are joined by longtime big-league right-hander Dominic Leone, who pitched par…

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Keith Law: Giants should be open to selling at deadline

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By Steven Rissotto Verified
| KGMZ-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified
What the San Francisco Giants have displayed early this season has been nothing short of the ultimate mirage: they’re quite deceptive, and the universal assumption of being fringe contenders has been washed away by inconsistencies. As of May 20, FanGraphs projects them to finish 77–85 and fourth in the NL West, with just a 6.7% chance of reaching the postseason.
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Vitello doesn't need to take blame for Giants' 0-2 start

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By Steven Rissotto Verified
| KGMZ-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified
Everything Tony Vitello says doesn’t require a deep-dive analysis. Yes, we’re always in a heated search for the underlying meaning behind the smallest of verbiage, but it’ll be a long, long season if we drive down the route of nitpicking. Plus, he says too much for any media member or diehard fan to keep track of — or even care.
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Posey, Crawford Headline Giants’ 2026 Wall of Fame Class

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By Steven Rissotto Verified
| KGMZ-FM (San Francisco, CA) Verified
On Saturday, August 8, the #SFGiants will host the club’s next Wall of Fame Ceremony, featuring World Series Champion inductees Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Joe Panik, Buster Posey, and Pablo Sandoval. pic.twitter.com/R0ROtgxd6t — SFGiants (@SFGiants) March 18, 2026 Posey, now the organization’s president of baseball operations, and Sandoval were significant pieces for all three of the World Series title years in San Francisco — 2010, 2012 and 2014.
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JEA Honorable Mention

2019 - Commentary Writing

I was awarded an honorable mention at the 2019 JES National High School Journalism Convention in Southern California. The award was handed out after I participated in the write-off competition.

California Journalism Award

2018 - Profile Story

I was awarded second place for a profile story on the life and death of San Francisco Giants legendary Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. The story was published in The Crusader Newspaper.

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California Journalism Award

2018 - Profile Story

I was awarded fourth place in the campus contest for my profile story on Riordan alumnus Bill Blanchard.

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Best of SNO: Riordan manager Dominic Stevens’ iconic journey to the court

2020 - Sports Feature
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Best of SNO: Coed Crusaders

2020 - News
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Best of SNO: COVID-19’s silent symptoms perpetuate need for precautions

2020 - Feature
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Best of SNO: Shelter tales: pet adoptions increase during pandemic

2020 - Features
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Best of SNO: Tygarjas Twyrls Bigstyck seeks to make big impact in Pacifica election

2020 - Features
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Best of SNO: Miles Mastrobuoni’s opportunity

2021 - Sports Features
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1st place sports story

2020 - Sports Feature

I was awarded first place at the 2020 Santa Clara University Journalism Awards for my story on Riordan basketball team manager, Dominic Stevens

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First Place Opinion

2020 - Opinion

I was awarded first place nationally for my opinion story for The Crusader Newspaper. It was courtesy of NSPA.

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