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Howard Stern and Oprah were two of the first big names to get their own channels on satellite radio. Now add Chris “Mad Dog” Russo to the list. At today’s press conference where Sirius XM was expected to announce him as their newest on-air host, it was revealed that Mad Dog is getting an even bigger bite of satellite pie: he’ll have his own twenty-four hour channel, “Mad Dog Radio.”

Imagine a world without sports radio. Many would say it would be a better place, but for those who live, breathe and die with their teams there is something cathartic about listening and participating in a discussion of the triumphs and tragedies that befall our favorite teams.

After being told by WFAN that he could not have a farewell show, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo found his way onto the air yesterday with an emotional twenty-five minute phone call to co-host Mike Francesa. Francesa said he took matters into his own hands by bucking station brass's wishes and bringing Russo on to discuss the conclusion of the Mike and the Mad Dog program with Russo's announced departure Thursday night. During the call, the always colorful Russo broke down in tears.

After months of speculation, sports fans around the Big Apple will now have to turn elsewhere for an afternoon shot in the arm as Chris "Mad Dog" Russo will no longer be on-air to give his daily intro call of "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAnnnnnnnnnnnd good afternoon, everybody! How are you today?" Last night WFAN announced that Russo will leave the station immediately with no farewell show, thus breaking the most successful duo in sports talk radio.

Over the weekend, Newsday reporter Neil Best suggested the wildly popular and successful 'Mike and the Mad Dog' radio show could be finished. According to radio industry sources, Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo haven't been getting along well enough to continue their afternoon program on WFAN.