Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo, who for so long was one half of a successful sports talk duo with Mike Francesa.
With a large photo of Chris "Mad Dog" Russo behind him, Mike Francesa opened his show Friday with a tape of Dog's signature "Good morning, everybody!"Francesa then spent the first segment of the show paying tribute to Russo and their 19 years together. Francesa called it a "very sad occasion."After the first commercial, Russo joined in by phone, getting emotional when talking about the end of the show and insisting he's leaving because he needs "a little challenge in my life," and not because he and Francesa couldn't get along.Russo continued, saying leaving WFAN "wasn't an easy call," and adding he'll announce soon where he'll end up, presumably on satellite radio.
