Griffin Della Penna was named Director of Creative Content & Multimedia Reporter at the CAA in March 2025.
Della Penna comes to the CAA after receiving his master's degree from Syracuse University's prestigious S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. During his time at Syracuse, Della Penna was featured in over 30 telecasts on ACC Network as a play-by-play commentator and studio host, covering basketball, lacrosse, softball, hockey, and volleyball. He previously received his undergraduate degree from Canisius University, where he served as the school's multimedia reporter and was featured in over 100 ESPN+ broadcasts during his senior year in 2023. Della Penna returned to his alma mater to kick off the 2024-25 academic year as the play-by-play voice for six different sports and served as a sideline reporter for men's and women's basketball before being named the Golden Griffins radio voice midway through the season.
To complete his degree at Syracuse, Della Penna worked for WPRI-TV in Providence, R.I, as a reporter for the New England Patriots during training camp in 2024. He also has broadcast experience with professional organizations like the Rochester Americans (American Hockey League) and Rochester Knighthawks (National Lacrosse League), as well as collegiately with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Della Penna earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism and Strategic Communications from Canisius in 2023 before securing a master's degree in Broadcast & Digital Journalism at Syracuse in 2024.