Chris Russo does simply superb financially.
The Mad Canine had an look with Howard Stern on SiriusXM Wednesday morning, and revealed that his deal to debate Stephen A. Smith on Wednesdays on “First Take” is for $10,000 an episode — and 40 dates.
Think about that that is Russo’s third job. He additionally hosts afternoon drive on SiriusXM’s Mad Canine Radio, the station that was constructed for him when he left Mike Francesa and WFAN in 2008, and hosts “Excessive Warmth” on MLB Community.
And but, one might argue that Russo needs to be in line for an enormous elevate from ESPN when this deal expires.
Mad Canine’s hump-day appearances give a shot within the arm to Smith and “First Take” — when final weekend’s buffet of stay sports activities has been picked to the bone and it’s nonetheless a little bit early to preview subsequent weekend — and so they generate buzz that percolates from ESPN’s airwaves onto the web.
Hardly per week goes by the place there's not headlines about Mad Canine barking at Smith over one thing inconsequential to the world at-large — however very important to Russo’s severe evaluations of the sports activities universe.
And but, Stern pled ignorance when it got here to Russo’s appearances on ESPN.
“Have you ever been listening to this ‘First Take’ stuff on ESPN”? Russo requested Stern.
Stern requested for clarification.
“Hear, I don’t know something about sports activities,” Stern mentioned.
Russo was incredulous.
“It’s a sports activities present, I’m on there as soon as per week. 10-12! It’s enjoyable! We snort! We idiot round. We speak sports activities. We speak all these subjects. You’re not following that?” Russo mentioned.
Stern continued to don't know what Russo was speaking about.
“No, I’m not, I didn’t know you had been on TV, however good for you — possibly that may aid you get into the Radio Corridor of Fame.”
Stern continued to say that he doesn’t know what the present is: “I don’t know ‘First Take,’ Second Take, Third Take …”.
Not solely that, Stern didn't appear to even know who Stephen A. Smith was, and required a proof about him from a producer. Stern then needed to know why Russo would go on with one other screamer: “Isn’t that an excessive amount of screaming?”
Russo then identified that he was at a latest commencement social gathering and approached by two school athletes of their twenties — a pitcher at Fordham, and a lacrosse participant at Penn — who informed him they watch his appearances weekly.
Russo has been happening with Howard Stern for a really very long time, however clearly Stern has simply been following the Mad Canine’s radio exploits.
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