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Griffin Della Penna

Griffin Della Penna is a current Broadcast & Digital Journalism graduate student on the Sports Media and Communications track. The Batavia, New York native earned his bachelor's degree from Canisius College in 2023, double majoring in Journalism with a Sports Broadcast concentration and Strategic Communication. Della Penna had a year-long internship with Pegula Sports & Entertainment as a junior, becoming a contributing writer for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL) and team reporter for the Buffalo Bandits (NLL). During his senior year, Della Penna took what he learned at PSE, and applied it to the Canisius Athletic Department as their Multimedia Reporter covering all 20 NCAA Division 1 programs, and as the "Voice of the Griffs." On top of the original content that he created like, "Around Canisius Athletics" or "The Griffin Report Podcast," Della Penna was featured on over 100 ESPN3/+ broadcasts doing play-by-play, sideline reporting, or studio hosting over the academic year.    

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