One of the goals of the podcast is to find out the stories behind how people rose through sports media. Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo is arguably the greatest sports talk show host of all-time. In the 57-minute “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” Russo starts at his childhood and goes through his entire life to explain how he became Mad Dog.
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Here are some of the topics covered:
How talking to himself as an only child laid the groundwork for his career
How he behaved so uncontrollably over games as a kid his parents grounded him from watching the Packers
Russo's evolving relationship with his parents through the years
How he wanted to be a play-by-player
Where does his voice come from
How gambling played into Mike & the Mad Dog
What was his big break into New York
How he almost ended up on Philadelphia's WIP before FAN
How Don Imus had a lot to do with the creation of Mike & the Mad Dog
How Mike & Mad Dog hit the air at the perfect time
Why they broke up
What was transition like to SiriusXM with his 5-year, $15M deal
How was MLB Network
His respect for Stephen A. Smith bring him over to ESPN
Why he gets so close to the camera on First Take
Much more
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