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Bill Simmons credits Mike Francesa, Chris Russo for sparking sports podcasting

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Countless influential figures in the sports media space make the industry what it is today. But according to Bill Simmons, thanks to their joint efforts on Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike Francesa and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo are perhaps most influential in making the sports podcasting space as big as it is today. While Mike and the Mad Dog itself was obviously not a podcast, instead featuring in the WFAN afternoon timeslot from 1989 to 2008, the debate…
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Awful Announcing broke the news in on Monday, May 26, 2025.
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