“Ahhhh Good Afternoon Everybody!” will no longer be heard on WFAN, as Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is leaving “Mike and the Mad Dog” sports talk show after 19 years on New York radio and the last seven years on nationwide television (via DirecTV and the YES Network).
The sports talk format is ingrained in every true sports fan’s heart. We all need our daily fix of sports information, and turning on a radio is a lot easier than picking up a newspaper. We need the soap box to stand on to be able to voice our opinions about our beloved teams (or to yell back at and wonder how the hell the host got that job).
“Mike and the Mad Dog” has been a staple of the sports talk community since their inception on September 5, 1989. Accordingly to radio industry sources, Russo will begin a show on Sirius Satellite Radio in the fall, while Mike Francesa will continue as a solo host.
