Chris Russo, the Mad Dog of radio’s “Mike and the Mad Dog,” admitted today he’d been plotting his exodus from WFAN for the last five months, saying he needed a new challenge after 19 years of barking about sports with co-host Mike Francesa.
“I’d been thinking about leaving since early March. Challenge is the key word here,” he told The Post in front of his Jersey Shore retreat in Mantoloking.
He stopped short of confirming rumors he was about to sign a $3 million-a-year contract with Sirius.