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• Michael Patrick Francesa is a sports broadcaster, familiar to listeners of the WFAN New York as one half of the long-running Mike & The Mad Dog sports-talk program. Francesa's 19-year partnership with Chris "Mad Dog" Russo ended August 14, 2008, when Russo quit the program. The afternoon drive time show was re-named Francesa on the FAN.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born March 20, 1954
  2. Graduated from St. John's University
  3. Began career as a researcher for CBS Sports, primarily providing info for Brent Musberger
  4. Hired to do weekends on WFAN in 1987
  5. Paired with Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo as afternoon drive hosts in October 1989
  6. Also hosts "The NFL Now" radio program on Sunday mornings
  7. Co-owned several thoroughbred horses with Bill Parcells
  8. Also hosting a Sunday night TV program on New York's NBC affiliate called "Mike'd Up"
  9. Has 3 children with 2nd wife

• The Mad Dog Quits

  Russo's August 14 split with Francesca was rumored to have been the result of a previously reported rift between the two.The New York Times: Radio Alert: It’s Now Mike Minus Mad Dog (August 14, 2008) Russo stated, however, that “the idea that we hate each other and I had to get out, trust me, that’s not true."The New York Times: Radio Alert: It’s Now Mike Minus Mad Dog (August 14, 2008)

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  WFAN | Christopher Mad Dog Russo | Don Imus | CBS Sports | Brent Musberger | Jim Nantz | Billy Packer | WNBC-TV | New York Yankees | Joe Torre | Bill Parcells

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