THE END OF A GREAT ERA

WFAN announced today it has signed a multi-year contract with Mike Francesa making him the sole host of afternoon drive (1:00-6:30PM) on the nation’s first and most listened to all-sports station. Mike began his career at WFAN in 1987 and has been heard in afternoons on the station since Sept. 5, 1989.

At the same time, Mike’s longtime on-air partner, Chris Russo, is leaving the company.

"Mike and Chris pioneered the genre more than 18 years ago and have shaped the sports talk format into what it is today,” said WFAN’s Operations Director Mark Chernoff. "As we embark on this next step in WFAN’s history, we wish Chris nothing but the best and look forward to all that Mike will do in a role in which he has excelled at for years."