nydailynews.com - 11/22/2008
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The days have been long for Chris (Mad Dog) Russo, but he arrives at work each day eager to yack. He's found there's a whole lot less pressure - and stress - working solo.
newsday.com - 11/23/2008
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newsday.com —
Chris Russo, his partner for 19 years, is
a river away in Manhattan at Sirius XM Satellite
Radio , where he landed after the breakup of the sports talk pioneers "Mike and the Mad Dog." "Mad Dog" declined through a Sirius spokesman to comment for this ...
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Francesa: Mostly fond memories of time with Dog -
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/22/2008
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weblogs.newsday.com —
On Chris Russo's first day on the job
at Sirius XM Satellite Radio, he expressed concern about
how his voice would hold up given the rigors of working solo and on an outlet with less commercial time than WFAN. Whether all those hours caught up to ...
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Chris Russo is sidelined for two days by throat issues
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Mike Francesa looks back and ahead after WFAN split
Sports stories from Newsday —
... I would have liked to include Russo's side of the story, especially about Francesa's revelation that the Imus succession saga might have played a role in the breakup.
Alas, Russo declined to comment through a spokesman.
My impression was he didn't want to revisit the past (fair enough) and even if he did the laryngitis that knocked him off the air on Thursday and Friday would have made it impossible for him to do so (fair enough).
Friday, he spoke to the Daily News anyway.
Sunday Links
Fang's Bites —
... you some links. We start with dueling columns and that's always fun to have in the links. Neil Best of Newsday has an extensive sit-down interview with WFAN's Mike Francesa as he discusses the break-up he and Chris Russo, three months later. Neil follows up the column with a sidebar piece saying that Mike and WFAN have yet to find a partner for his show. And Neil shares his thoughts in his blog. Then Bob Raissman of the New York Daily News spoke with Francesa's ex-partner, Chris Russo for his column. The always-grumpy Phil ...
He’s Got Odds (Francesa) and He’s Got Evens (Russo)
The Big Lead —
... for a rare interview and Bob Raissman of the Daily News spoke with Chris Russo of Sirius radio. Much to the chagrin of bloggers, there doesn’t appear to be any beef between the longtime colleagues. But it seems like both radio guys have chosen their media “sides.” Obviously, neither guy was going to deal with Mushnick, who is too much of a loose cannon to align yourself with. ...
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