Whoa! After 19 years, Russo is out leaving Francesa to go it alone. The Beatles broke up! That was just one of several analogies yesterday. The media coverage was considerable. Surprisingly, Francesa had Russo on the program at the top of the show today. Russo cried when he began recalling the duo's history. Touching.
Mike without the Maddog is like cookies without the cream, bacon without eggs. (Any reference to food when dealing with Francesa is purely coincidental). You get the idea. They were inseparable. And a big part of my life for 19 years.
But where do we go now? In truth, I think the wrong partner left. With Russo, you got a person who tolerated the callers and injected some personality into the show. We're left with Francesa...for better or worse. He hates the callers and can be a little dry and can be a know-it-all.
And that laugh. I'll miss Russo. Speculation has it he's going to work for XM/Sirius and Mel Karmazin. But Bob Raissman of the NY Daily News made a great point yesterday: If Howard Stern didn't crush terrestrial radio when he left neither will Chris Russo.
And one more thing: Say goodbye to any coverage of hockey and tennis in the afternoons on the FAN.
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