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Alan Hahn Shares His Front-Row Pass To New York Knicks Championship Magic
"The Knicks got the glow. To be that close to it, for me, I’ve never covered anything close to that before. Game to game, you just expected them to win. That’s a feeling I’ve never had."
Dan Patrick, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo Agree To Co-Host Each Others Programs Before Patrick’s Upcoming Retirement
"If you want to do it at a big event, we can do it at a big event. Do it at the Super Bowl. You want to do it something like that, we can do it. You pick the time."
Is Outrage the Only Strategy Left in Sports Media?
"Clicks, views, and chatter might generate noise, produce a momentary ratings spike, and help you trend on Twitter, but that doesn't define success anymore."
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo on MLB “Taking” Marquee Games From Local Networks: “It’s Not Right”
"You leave all the garbage to YES Network and SNY, and then you take the marquee games Friday night on Apple TV?"
Brandon Tierney: Sports Radio Is Less Relevant Than It’s Ever Been in My Lifetime
"Back then, being a star on WFAN was pretty easy. There was nowhere else to go."
Joe Benigno: WFAN Will Never Be What It Used To Be
"The days of Don Imus, Mike Francesa and Chris Russo. The days of Steve Somers and myself overnight. Ed Coleman and Dave Sims. Those days are — you know — we’ll never see anything like that again."
Barrett Media’s Top 20 National Sports Radio Shows of 2025
"A total of 90 shows were eligible for voting consideration in the National Sports Radio Shows category."
How Chris McMonigle Landed in Afternoons With Craig Carton at WFAN
"It’s been a lifelong dream. Just to be the overnight host I felt was a dream, and I felt I was just becoming accustomed to that role. It’s been a whirlwind, but it’s been a crazy but exciting couple of months."
Al Michaels Is Failing to Measure Up to His Own Standard
"When the magic starts to fade, everyone seems to know it but you. The audience hears it. Your partner feels it. Producers see it. The industry whispers it and the only person who doesn’t… is the living legend himself."
Mike Francesa: I Asked Bill Simmons to Replace Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Following His WFAN Exit
"I called Bill. I said 'Bill, I got an idea.'"