TheKilo
08-14-2008, 07:32 PM
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/08/breaking_chris_russo_has_left.html
Two weeks shy of its 19th anniversary, the "Mike and the Mad Dog'' show is no more.
WFAN announced early Thursday evening that Chris Russo is leaving the company, making Mike Francesa the sole host of the popular afternoon drive time show.
"Mike and Chris pioneered the genre more than 18 years ago and have shaped the sports talk format into what it is today," WFAN operations director Mark Chernoff said in a statement.
Two weeks shy of its 19th anniversary, the "Mike and the Mad Dog'' show is no more.
WFAN announced early Thursday evening that Chris Russo is leaving the company, making Mike Francesa the sole host of the popular afternoon drive time show.
"Mike and Chris pioneered the genre more than 18 years ago and have shaped the sports talk format into what it is today," WFAN operations director Mark Chernoff said in a statement.