You can't be Sirius?

Mad Dog is officially on board at Sirius radio. The announcement came down this morning. "Siriusly", what are these people thinking? Mad Dog Radio? An entire station? Sirius stock should start plummeting (farther) soon.

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Francesa on the Move Too

No, Mike Francesa is not bailing on WFAN like his tongue-tied partner. But according to the Daily News' Bob Raissman, Francesa's show will be leaving the YES Network when the current contract expires. According to Raissman, Francesa already has a deal in place with MSG to switch the show over there.

The MSG Network took a huge hit with the loss of the Yankees, and though this clearly won't make up for it, it adds some better attention to MSG than Isaiah Thomas' missteps, and some additional revenue.

Raissman is also reporting that Chris Russo's deal with Sirius Satellite radio should be announced shortly. Russo hasn't been forthcoming with his plans, but he's been seen quite often at Sirius HQ.

Now the question is what will YES do with the time vacated by MMD? Since YES is already practically the Michael Kay network, they could simulcast his ESPN radio show, which runs from 3-7 P.M. EDT. That would still leave a gap from 1-3, which they could fill with yet another Yankees-Royals instant classic (sarcasm). They wouldn't be able to air Kay's entire show during the Yankees season since the pre-game show generally begins at 6 P.M..

It would also be hard to imagine that ESPN would allow one of its shows to be simulcast on another television network. YES hasn't been innovative in years so it will be interesting to see what transpires.

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Breaking News: Mike and the Mad Dog are no More

It's been speculated upon since the spring and now it is confirmed, the Mike and the Mad Dog Show on WFAN is no more. Operations director Mark Chernoff announced this evening that Christopher Russo, aka the Mad Dog, would be leaving the station to pursue other interests.

"Mike and Chris pioneered the genre more than 18 years ago and have shaped the sports talk format into what it is today," 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.''

Though there is no official word as of yet, speculation is that Russo is headed towards Sirius Satellite radio. The station also announced a new contract for Francesa, whose deal was expiring.


Source: Newsday

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Waffle Mike and the Indecisive Dog

If you read columns by Phil Mushnick and Bob Raissman, you know that they have an agenda against Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, a.k.a "Mike and the Mad Dog". But at times they are right on the money with their criticism, and that is the case with Mushnick's latest piece.

It describes the flip-flopping that the two bozos regularly do with their opinions and so-called expertise.

You'll want to read this, especially if you heard the Bergen Record's Ian O'Conner on the show last Friday.

SURPRISE, SURPRISE: FRANCESA, RUSSO BUTCHER TORRE STORY

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