Breaking: Chris Russo has left WFAN

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Big names.
Published 8/14/2008 by Paulsen (noreply@blogger.com) at Sports Media Watch
Chris Russo : The New York radio host has left WFAN , reports Newsday 's Neil Best . Russo had been part of the Mike and the Mad Dog radio show. Charles Barkley : The TNT NBA analyst will be the subject of a Golf Channel reality show, in which Tiger Woods ' swing coach Hank Haney will attempt to fix Barkley's notoriously bad golf swing. Filming will begin in the next few weeks. Sean Salisbury : In an interview with sports blog Deadspin , the former ESPN NFL analyst emphatically denied rumors that he had been suspended for sending lewd pictures of ...

So long, Mike and the Mad Dog
Published 8/14/2008 by Andrew Vazzano (noreply@blogger.com) at The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog
According to the incomparable Neil Best, the WFAN drive time show will be no more. Best is reporting that Chris Russo has left WFAN and Mike Francessa. This means Francessa will be flying solo now. I can see Russo moving to ESPN 1050, or even just sticking on YES and ditching radio entirely. Should be interesting to see how it plays out, if one cares about it. The Marquis...is no more.

Russo leaving WFAN
Published 8/14/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
Newsday is reporting that noted Yankees hater Chris Russo has left WFAN. Big news in New York.

Mike & The Mad Dog Is No More
Published 8/14/2008 at Mets Merized Online - A Mets Blog For Real Mets Fans!
We just learned that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo has left WFAN once and for all, leaving his signature program after 18 years of work with Mike Francesa. This is coming after the relationship of the hosts has became a problem over the past few months. Francesa will do the show solo for now. I'll let you know if anything comes up. ...

Chris Russo Leaves WFAN
Published 8/14/2008 by Gary Grund at Hot Foot
According to Neil Best of Newsday, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo has left WFAN. It’s a sad day in New York sports talk radio history. These are the guys that started it all for duos. Despite their problems, they complimented each other very well. ShareThis

Mike And…Nobody
Published 8/15/2008 by Moshe Mandel at The Bronx Block
... Mike and the Mad Dog are no more, as Chris Russo is leaving the station. He is likely headed to Sirius, leaving behind the more knowledgeable, but more pompous and boring, Mike Francesa. These two were often idiotic, typically maddening, regularly insulting and condescending, but always entertaining. Mike on his own for over 5 hours daily will be a mind-numbing experience, and sports radio in New York will suffer due to the loss of the overwrought stylings of Mr. Russo. If you do not believe me, listen to sports radio in other major cities. It will make you miss Mike and The ...

August 14, 2008 : The Day The Music Incredibly Nasal Yelling Died
Published 8/15/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... With an alleged gig at Sirius Satellite Radio in the offing, Newsday’s Neil Best reports Chris Russo has left WFAN after nearly 19 years of shamelessly rooting for the SF Giants New York sports chat (link courtesy ...

Mike and the Mad Dog No More: Chris Russo Leaves WFAN, Mike Francesa to Fly Solo
Published 8/15/2008 at FanHouse
... WFAN, the New York radio station that has broadcast the show for 18 years, announced that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is leaving the station and Mike Francesa will host the afternoon show himself. Neil Best of Newsday, who has been way ahead of the pack on this story and reported in June that a split was near, writes that Russo is expected to land at Sirius Satellite Radio. ...

The End Of An Era
Published 8/15/2008 by Bronx Liaison (noreply@blogger.com) at Bronx Liaison
... Apparently all that chatter about one of Mike Francesa or Chris Russo leaving the top sports radio network in the country [WFAN] and top sports talk program [Mike & The Mad Dog] is more than innuendo or contract posturing. According to multiple reports, Chris Russo is leaving WFAN and most probably on his way to Sirius Satellite radio. ...

Chris Russo has left WFAN, Mike Francesa to remain--Neil Best
Published 8/15/2008 by susan mullen (suedotsue@aol.com) at XM MLB Chat
Neil Best was right. Sad day, all the best to Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo. If I had to pick one it would be Mike and Mike it will be. Neil Best Watchdog has what facts have been made available. ...

The Yankees didn't lose!
Published 8/15/2008 by Travis G at Pinstripe Alley
... Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo is done at WFAN. Rumors have him going to Sirius Satellite Radio. I haven't listened to Tweedledee and Tweedledum in years, so I couldn't care less, but I know he has a lot of listeners out there. From what I remember, both of them are far more tolerable on their own. ...

Feels Like I Lost A Nonexistent Italian Uncle
Published 8/15/2008 by Losloseeboy at Tirico Suave
... RIP, Paisanos. I’ve been a listener since age 11. Mike and Dog broke a lot of ice in a lot awkward car rides. Let it be known that this duo will go down as the best in the history of NY sports radio. 9/5/89 — 8/14/08 *written in blood / etched in a tree trunk* Tags: ...

Mad Dog Cancels “Mike and the Mad Dog” Show
Published 8/15/2008 by rickpaulas at SPORTSbyBROOKS
Fans of sports radio were dealt a harsh blow this morning when they learned that the “little hiatus” that Mike and the Mad Dog were on had turned into a full-blown permanent breakup. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo ...

‘Mike and the Mad Dog’ now just Mike
Published 8/15/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... from the inexplicably popular WFAN radio show. Mike Francesa will stay on as the afternoon host and, presumably, the YES Network will simulcast “Francesa on the FAN” in place of Mike and the Mad Dog. Newsday’s Neil Best has a lot more on this hot story, and we can take solace in the fact that sports radio in New York just got slightly more tolerable. ...

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Published 8/15/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... We know those of you outside of New York won't care about this next item, but indulge us. A little piece of us died last night when we heard the news that Chris "Mad Dog" Russo left WFAN. We've listened to the Mike and the Mad Dog show each and every day for more than 15 years and recently became addicted to ...