You might say Broadway is the best thing going for New York City. Grabbing a slice, a bagel with a smear and a regular coffee, shoe shines, Junior’s cheesecake, Stage Deli, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Boston Sucks t-shirts at Yankee Stadium. The list is as long as your imagination of what makes New York great.
There is now one less thing that makes New York the best city in the world. Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo has left WFAN, ending his partnership with Mike Francesca after 19 years. This pair arguably created sports talk radio. Their level of preparation for each day combined with their strong opinions and quick recall to make those long afternoon and evening drives something I looked forward to. I called in a couple of times, awed with the responsibility of sounding coherent and insightful, biting off as little as I felt I could make do with.
Their show is by far the biggest thing I miss about our time living in New Jersey, and there isn’t even a close second (shoveling snow and bailing out our basement after any heavy rain is somewhere way down the list). It truly is the end of an era for sports fans everywhere.
Tags: Christopher Russo, Mike Francesca, WFAN
