OT: Chris Russo has left WFAN
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nyk4ever
Posts: 41010 Alba Posts: 12 Joined: 1/12/2005 Member: #848 USA |
8/14/2008 8:52 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. "As we embark on this next step in WFAN's history, we wish Chris nothing but the best and look forward to all that Mike will do in a role in which he has excelled at for years.'' Chernoff said he did not know where Russo was headed, but he is expected to land at Sirius Satellite Radio. The announcement of Russo's departure coincided with the announcement of a new contract for Francesa, whose deal was believed to be expiring around the end of the year. For now, he will be the sole host of the show, including Friday. But over time new elements will be added. Newsday first reported June 22 that the partners likely would part this summer. "OMG - did we just go on a two-trade-wining-streak?" -SupremeCommander
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djsunyc
Posts: 44929 Alba Posts: 42 Joined: 1/16/2004 Member: #536 |
8/14/2008 8:57 PM
i stopped listening to them years and years ago when i figured out i knew more than they did.
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joec32033
Posts: 30632 Alba Posts: 37 Joined: 2/3/2004 Member: #583 USA |
8/14/2008 9:10 PM
They stopped talking basketball a long time ago.
~You can't run from who you are.~
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GKFv2
Posts: 26752 Alba Posts: 114 Joined: 1/16/2007 Member: #1259 USA |
8/14/2008 9:12 PM
They were terrible, especially Russo. Good riddance.
Thank you, Rick Brunson.
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VDesai
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8/15/2008 12:26 AM
Thank goodness. I could not think of a worse radio show host.
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GKFv2
Posts: 26752 Alba Posts: 114 Joined: 1/16/2007 Member: #1259 USA |
8/15/2008 12:28 AM
Good afternoon everybodddddddyyyyyyyyyy.
Thank you, Rick Brunson.
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rich1223
Posts: 20110 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 2/4/2005 Member: #864 USA |
8/15/2008 1:57 AM
No more of that idiotic laugh of his!
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Bippity10
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8/15/2008 9:30 AM
Unless you are a Yankee fan that show is horrible. I'm not a Yankee fan.
I just hope that people will like me
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NYK3
Posts: 23572 Alba Posts: 2 Joined: 7/30/2004 Member: #725 USA |
8/15/2008 9:41 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppKLhlpkKyg
hahahahahahahahahahahaha this guy is dead on, its hilarious I wasn't born with enough middle fingers!!!
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NYKBocker
Posts: 38516 Alba Posts: 474 Joined: 1/14/2003 Member: #377 USA |
8/15/2008 11:10 AM
Same here. I tuned them out awhile back. I listen to 1050 ESPN Radio now.
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Cookdcokehop
Posts: 22452 Alba Posts: 7 Joined: 3/25/2005 Member: #880 USA |
8/15/2008 4:18 PM
I hatd that show. It was basically about the Yankees and the Giants.
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